What is Cloud Data Security?

Cloud data security refers to the technologies, policies, services and security controls that protect any type of data in the cloud from loss, leakage or misuse through breaches, exfiltration and unauthorized access. A robust cloud data security strategy should include:

• Ensuring the security and privacy of data across networks as well as within applications, containers, workloads and other cloud environments
• Controlling data access for all users, devices and software
• Providing complete visibility into all data on the network

The cloud data protection and security strategy must also protect data of all types. This includes:

• Data in use: Securing data being used by an application or endpoint through user authentication and access control
• Data in motion: Ensuring the safe transmission of sensitive, confidential or proprietary data while it moves across the network through encryption and/or other email and messaging security measures
• Data at rest: Protecting data that is being stored on any network location, including the cloud, through access restrictions and user authentication