Awareness about network and cloud security, compliance, and compliance reporting has become vital as more organizations move to the cloud to improve business resilience and agility, shorten time-to-market, and cut costs. From $313 billion in 2020, global spending on cloud services has risen to $482 billion in 2022, and it is set to reach $1.25 trillion by 2028.
Compliance in the cloud
Protecting customer data and privacy are at the centre of lawmakers' attention worldwide. Many regulations, including HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX or GDPR, are meant to be adhered to depending on the industry. When workflows, processes and systems align with these regulatory regimes, this translates to compliance. However, this compliance also extends to the cloud, so organizations must ensure that the data they store on their cloud infrastructure adheres to data protection and privacy laws. Compliance matters in the cloud because failure can lead to heavy penalties and lawsuits that could affect organizations' profitability and reputation.
Achieving cloud compliance
The right security controls can help organizations comply with the laws that apply to their business. Rules and constraints are clearly defined in all statutes for storing, collecting and processing data in the cloud. Organizations can ensure compliance and satisfy these constraints by implementing strong controls in collaboration with cloud security companies. In addition, many cloud security services providers can support their compliance goals by extending services like dashboards, audit reports, resources, compliance offerings and even security controls.
Organizations can leverage their standard security frameworks to secure their cloud by implementing controls and thus achieve regulatory compliance. They should also train their employees to ensure the proper use of these controls to protect data stored on the cloud. Many third-party companies also provide compliance auditing and reporting services to help organizations with various compliance standards and their security positions.
Assessing cloud compliance
It is also vital to ensure compliance posture is maintained and assessed regularly. External and internal audits are one way of determining compliance. Self-scrutiny can reveal such insights that can help strengthen compliance posture. However, organizations make sure to rope in the services of an independent third-party auditor instead of an internal auditor.
Cybalt offers innovative enterprise cloud security solutions to businesses operating in various industries worldwide. With a global presence, skilled workforce and great emphasis on innovation, Cybalt can be a reliable partner in ensuring that your organization complies with all relevant cloud security compliance norms in your area of operation.
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