The cloud introduces significant operational benefits into the equation -- it's highly dynamic and you can automate many tasks with configuration management tools to simplify IT operations. However, taking a traditional security approach with hardware IPS or firewall appliances in a cloud environment can hamper or even prevent the agility and flexibility that make the cloud attractive. To deliver security that fits the cloud, you need to understand where Cloud Provider security responsibilities end and yours begin. Also included in this newsletter, Gartner provides security professionals with best practices for the secure deployment of workloads in Amazon Web Services, many of which apply to securing workloads in any infrastructure-as-a-service provider. Request Free! |