The Cloud Shared Responsibility Model: An Overview

 

Control over security is mostly at the purview of internal teams when an organisation manages its own on-premise data centres. They are in charge of maintaining the security of both the data stored on servers and the servers themselves. 

With the introduction of a cloud service provider (CSP), the security discussion in a hybrid or cloud environment invariably changes. While the CSP is in charge of various security measures, clients frequently “over trust” cloud providers to keep their data secure. 

According to a recent McAfee report, 69% of CISOs have confidence in their cloud service providers to protect their data, and 12% think that cloud service providers are completely in charge of data security. 

In reality, everyone has a role to play in maintaining cloud security. The cloud shared responsibility concept was developed by CSPs like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure to inform cloud consumers of their responsibilities (SRM). 

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