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In today’s scenario, accessing and managing data from a centralized security point has emerged as the need of the hour. However, for an organization, the exercise to integrate the cloud into an existing enterprise security process is not achieved just by adding a few controls. In fact, there is a need for a detailed assessment of the resources and business requirements to initiate the process of cloudsecurity strategy.

The organization must have a clear vision, and the skill sets to accept and integrate the required controls. This would also help in the effective establishment of an optimized threat management system:

1. An essential requirement is to understand the business state and decide on the framework of the cloud-based solution. The solution must cover each stack layer and match the business objectives.
2. The integration of cloud controls must be defined and applied judiciously.
3. The solution must execute a threat management process.

For instance, the Identity Security Management (ISM) system provides authorized access to the resources within an enterprise through various permissions and policies. This is vital for an organization that uses its databases, cloud-based systems, and related secured data. Many solutions are available to provide automated 24x7 networking, monitoring, and secured management services. Moreover, there are updated versions to enable advanced cybersecurity solutions like Intrusion Detection & Response (IDR), Vulnerability Scanning and Remediation (VSR), and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).

ISM establishes intense visibility over the cloud environment and monitors the applications and services within the multi-cloud environment. It promotes complete protection and secured data access for the cloud infrastructure. Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an effective way to safeguard cloud security. Thus, identity security is a complete solution to protect the resources (people or systems), whether on-premises or in hybrid mode. It also detects and checks for identity-based breaches. For example, during COVID, people worldwide depended on this technology for remote collaboration. ISM ensures that data, systems, and network access are not exploited due to their vulnerability to cyberattacks, and identity-based threats are timely identified and adequately addressed.

Depending on the business's requirements, the secured solution can be private, public, or hybrid. The private cloud option offers more safety and compliance support than the public cloud option. Some organizations prefer private clouds due to business-critical requirements, while others choose public clouds for tasks like e-mail services, application development, and testing setups. Out of the three types, hybrid cloud deployment secures and manages strategically vital assets, and that too in a cost-effective and resource-optimized manner.

Thus, these solutions enable businesses to overcome challenges like increased cyberattacks, the inability to identify cloud assets, a lack of vision for cloud-secured environments, and the failure to ensure proper security controls in the early stages of development. Other business challenges include:

• Misuse of rights and privileges leads to an increased risk.
• Mismanagement of geographically distributed data.
• Mission-critical compliance audit processes.

Cybalt, a leading US-based cybersecurity company, provides seamless integration between the cloud security solution provider and the cloud users. It ensures that a shared responsibility among cloud users is maintained properly. It also facilitates a well-managed, crucial cloud security system constituting vital factors, for example, access control, network security, virtual server compliance, workload and data protection, and threat intelligence.