Cloud Security: Why the Best Offense is a Good Defense

This weekend the top two American football teams will square off to battle for the coveted championship trophy, a collision course of the top offensive and defensive teams. Building an offense and defense takes careful planning and tactical decision making to ensure teams are built for the competitive landscape and the grueling long season. Interestingly enough, a cloud security plan follows these same paths to achieve success and embodies the old saying that “the best offense is a good defense.”

Building an offense and defense takes careful planning and tactical decision making to ensure teams are built for the competitive landscape and the grueling long season.

Security continues to be top of mind and strategic planning is paramount in the quest for building a secure cloud environment.

Here are seven steps IT teams can take to craft a successful cloud computing security plan:

1. –    Review your business goals
2. –    Maintain a risk management program
3. –    Create a security plan that supports your business goals 
4. –    Establish corporate-wide support and alignment 
5. –    Create security policies, procedures and standards
6. –    Audit and review often 
7. –    Continuously improve  

Nothing takes the pressure off your defense like an early score and getting ahead of your competition puts you in the best position for success. 

Check out the full “7 Steps to Developing a Cloud Security Plan” white paper for more details.