Information Week recently invited C2C Global President Josh Berman ( @josh.berman ) to contribute an article about the shared roles of businesses and cloud service providers in ensuring cloud security. For broader perspective on this critical topic, Berman spoke with Paul Lewis, CTO of Pythian, a C2C Foundational Platinum Partner and Google Cloud Premier Partner, about the nuanced distinction between "Security of the Cloud" and "Security in the Cloud."
In the article, Berman identifies a series of emerging cybersecurity threats and enumerates a core set of best practices for preventing them - shared responsibility, identity and access management control, security by design, active monitoring, and data protection - ending with a reminder: "Do not stand still." The considerations Berman offers are many, but all speak to one common essential value: accountability. In Berman's words, "Cloud security is only effective if businesses and their cloud providers fundamentally agree and share responsibility. They must work in tandem."