With the rise in companies migrating to the cloud, there has also been a rise in cybersecurity breaches that target the cloud. A survey of 200 CISOs conducted by the International Data Corporation revealed that by mid-2021, nearly 98% of the companies had experienced at least one security breach. 

It has become increasingly important for companies using the cloud for their operations, to have a cloud security plan and to keep an eye out for the trends in the cloud security space :

1. Cybersecurity Mesh 

This is considered the building block of zero-trust architecture.It involves the concept of having a security perimeter around the distributed network and infrastructure and covering the people and machines on the network. This concept allow companies to manage access to their data from a centralised security point. 

2. Zero Trust 

The practice of zero trust aims to enhance security across all devices, users and connections in the cloud atmosphere. Zero Trust has the motto of “never trust, always verify”. With increased cloud adoptions, zero trust policies should be enforced in every organisation. It has the ability to manage threats proactively and helps in organising and strategising a thorough approach to counter threats. 

3. Hybrid and Multi-cloud environment

Organisations now have the choice between migrating their data completely onto the cloud or have partial data on the cloud while hosting other applications and services privately. The hybrid approach has been considered more secure than moving all practices to the public cloud.  

A multi-cloud environment is also considered to be more cyber-secure. It proves effective when tools like SIEM and threat intelligence are deployed. One environment may be used to contain security based tools and the other may consist of other applications and services. 

4. Enhanced security by merging with devsecops 

DevSecOps is a methodology that involves incorporating security protocols at every stage of an SDLC process. This preventive methodology makes it easier to deal with threats during the life cycle instead of dealing with them after being exposed. It covers every process, step and element  of the supply chain and is complemented with security measures and protocols. To proceed with digital transformation with enhanced security, it's time for businesses to have their DevOps and security teams collaborate. It's prime time for this methodology to be implemented in a CI/CD pipeline to make it a continuous process. 

5. SASE Framework 

According to Gartner, it is more important now than ever to have cloud based cybersecurity as it securely connects users, systems and endpoint devices and users to a single-cloud environment.

SASE is one such framework which supports enterprises’ dynamic and secure access needs by providing a cloud-based cybersecurity solution. SASE’s working structure includes a combination of  WAN with multiple security capabilities like anti-malware, security brokers, and securing the network

Cloud-based migration is an excellent solution for businesses looking to cloud technologies to achieve their goals, but companies must begin by understanding how to keep their platforms secure from constantly looming threats, know about their options and determine the best course of action. Savant is informed by robust market research and anticipates the growth in the cloud technology sector; we are prepared to meet our client’s potential talent needs in their transformation journeys through our extensive network of cloud and cloud security professionals. To know more about how we can support you, reach out to us at - technology@savantrecruitment.com for a free consultation!