The Playbook for Tackling Enterprise Cloud Security
In the post-pandemic era, companies face increased cybersecurity risks as they transition to cloud solutions. The security of the overall cloud is rated 'B', indicating good provider tools but potential weaknesses for newer companies. Organizations need to mature in their cloud application security to better protect systems while fostering an open ecosystem.
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Key takeaways
The overall security of the cloud is rated 'B', based on service providers' tools.
Newer or less-experienced companies may struggle with cloud security, influencing their overall effectiveness.
Cloud service provider tools are crucial, but organizational maturity in using those tools determines security effectiveness.
On this episode of Fiberside Chat, a 3-GIS podcast, host Daniel Litwin and guests Damion Harrylal, 3-GIS Solutions Engineer, and Keith Mokris, Director of Product Marketing for Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, got right to the point.
In the post-pandemic era, companies are operating in a landscape featuring more cybersecurity risk than ever before, and migration to cloud solutions is further opening enterprises up to bad actors looking to prey on hurriedly implemented systems.
The two guests gave the security of the overall cloud a “B” grade, though it came with a caveat. That grade is indicative of the tools cloud service providers offer, but newer organizations and less-experienced ones in keeping their interactions with the cloud safe may fall significantly short of that mark.
“The cloud is incredible secure if you’re just looking at what the cloud service providers are delivering to their customers,” Mokris said. “But, when you look at how organizations or telcos are using the cloud, that’s when you might evaluate organizations based on their maturity and how they’re looking at security of their applications and environments.”
So, how can enterprises begin to better protect themselves and their systems while still providing an open and collaborative ecosystem?
Listen to the entire episode to find out.
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About the author
Daniel Litwin is a journalist of multiple disciplines focused on finding and telling engaging stories for B2B communities. He has interviewed executives from Fortune 500 companies including Honeywell, Microsoft, John Deere, and Chipotle, and leads editorial direction at MarketScale. Litwin hosts weekly shows and podcasts while helping develop new content approaches across the MarketScale platform. He holds a B.J. in Radio/Television Reporting/Anchoring and a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
