
Practical Cloud Security
A Guide for Secure Design and Deployment
Chris Dotson(Author)
O'Reilly (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 20. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-0981-4817-1 (ISBN)
Description
With rapidly changing architecture and API-driven automation, cloud platforms come with unique security challenges and opportunities. In this updated second edition, you'll examine security best practices for multivendor cloud environments, whether your company plans to move legacy on-premises projects to the cloud or build a new infrastructure from the ground up.
Developers, IT architects, and security professionals will learn cloud-specific techniques for securing popular cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and IBM Cloud. IBM Distinguished Engineer Chris Dotson shows you how to establish data asset management, identity and access management (IAM), vulnerability management, network security, and incident response in your cloud environment.
Learn the latest threats and challenges in the cloud security space
Manage cloud providers that store or process data or deliver administrative control
Learn how standard principles and concepts-such as least privilege and defense in depth-apply in the cloud
Understand the critical role played by IAM in the cloud
Use best tactics for detecting, responding, and recovering from the most common security incidents
Manage various types of vulnerabilities, especially those common in multicloud or hybrid cloud architectures
Examine privileged access management in cloud environments
Developers, IT architects, and security professionals will learn cloud-specific techniques for securing popular cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and IBM Cloud. IBM Distinguished Engineer Chris Dotson shows you how to establish data asset management, identity and access management (IAM), vulnerability management, network security, and incident response in your cloud environment.
Learn the latest threats and challenges in the cloud security space
Manage cloud providers that store or process data or deliver administrative control
Learn how standard principles and concepts-such as least privilege and defense in depth-apply in the cloud
Understand the critical role played by IAM in the cloud
Use best tactics for detecting, responding, and recovering from the most common security incidents
Manage various types of vulnerabilities, especially those common in multicloud or hybrid cloud architectures
Examine privileged access management in cloud environments
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Sebastopol
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
416 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0981-4817-1 (9781098148171)
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Person
Chris Dotson is an IBM Senior Technical Staff Member and an executive security architect in the IBM Cloud and Watson Platform organization. Chris has 11 professional certifications, including the Open Group Distinguished IT Architect certification, and over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Chris has been featured as a cloud innovator on the http: //www.ibm.com home page several times; his focus areas include cloud infrastructure and security, networking infrastructure and security, servers, storage, and bad puns.