Practical Cloud Security, 2nd Edition (Second Early Release)

With the fast, competitive evolution of new cloud services, particularly those related to security, cloud deployment is now definitively as secure as on-premises servers, and probably even more secure. This practical book surveys current security challenges and shows security professionals, IT architects, and developers how to meet them while deploying systems to popular cloud services. You’ll find up to date, cloud specific security guidance for popular cloud platforms in the areas of cloud and data asset management, identity and access management, vulnerability management, network security, and incident response. Author Chris Dotson offers practical cloud security best practices for multivendor cloud environments whether you’re just starting to design your cloud environment or have legacy projects to secure. With rapidly changing architecture and API-driven automation, cloud platforms come with unique security challenges and opportunities. In this updated second edition, you'll examine security best practices for multivendor cloud environments, whether your company plans to move legacy on-premises projects to the cloud or build a new infrastructure from the ground up. Developers, IT architects, and security professionals will learn cloud-specific techniques for securing popular cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and IBM Cloud. IBM Distinguished Engineer Chris Dotson shows you how to establish data asset management, identity and access management (IAM), vulnerability management, network security, and incident response in your cloud environment. Learn the latest threats and challenges in the cloud security spaceManage cloud providers that store or process data or deliver administrative controlLearn how standard principles and concepts—such as least privilege and defense in depth—apply in the cloudUnderstand the critical role played by IAM in the cloudUse best tactics for detecting, responding, and recovering from the most common security incidentsManage various types of vulnerabilities, especially those common in multicloud or hybrid cloud architecturesExamine privileged access management in cloud environments "With their rapidly changing architecture and API-driven automation, cloud platforms come with unique security challenges and opportunities. This hands-on book guides you through security best practices for multivendor cloud environments, whether your company plans to move legacy on-premises projects to the cloud or build a new infrastructure from the ground up. Developers, IT architects, and security professionals will learn cloud-specific techniques for securing popular cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and IBM Cloud. Chris Dotson--an IBM senior technical staff member--shows you how to establish data asset management, identity and access management, vulnerability management, network security, and incident response in your cloud environment."--Back cover