The processes taking place in the world today make cloud technology as a tool that is transforming corporations all over the world. This transformation however is rather followed by a need for more enhanced security features in the cloud environment. The traditional controls are insufficient to protect against today’s and future complex and diverse multi-cloud environments.

Unleashing the Cloud: Opportunities and Hidden Risks

As seen with cloud technology, different opportunities are opened up for enterprises and at the same time different threats are also generated. Surveys conducted not long ago show that a whopping 86% of the firms have ramped up their cloud endeavours in the last few months; interestingly, only 42% are finding the real value. This gap is quite large, this is particularly because digitization has progressed at a relatively faster rate than traditional forms of security measures.

Is Your Cloud Really Safe?

Cloud environments are dynamic and have been established to be significantly progressing, and therefore can easily elude many traditional security solutions and frameworks. This is because the security teams do not have enough time to manage changes and the constantly oscillating workload further burdens the security teams and leads to misconfigurations and cyber-attacks. Most enterprises rely on cloud computing in their daily business operations but there is need to govern the cloud while the security is being built.

Beyond Yesterday’s Security: Evolving for Today’s Cloud

The known methods of cloud security are not effective when applied to the modern complex environments that exist in the cloud. Static and point-in-time solutions that do not possess the ability to learn are not capable of identifying new threats or new modifications of existing threats.

The Need For Real-time Insights

It is necessary to obtain information within a period close to real-time in cloud settings since they are constantly evolving. Historically based security measures are usually not effective as they provide historical context to the threats. Real time visibility on the other hand offers real time intelligence which means that as soon as threats are identified, action is taken to mitigate the exposure.

AI Revolution: Transforming Cloud Security Like Never Before

However, the cloud security should integrate AI into the cloud security frameworks to combat new and complex threats. There are several advantages of the AI solution: threat identification and response in real-time and automatic response systems that are useful for increasing security.Unlike traditional supervised machine learning, which relies on historical data, Self-Learning AI continuously evolves, understanding patterns of life within your cloud infrastructure. This proactive approach helps identify and neutralize threats before they can cause harm.

Future-Proof Your Cloud: Stay One Step Ahead

Nowadays, virtual environments that can be referred to as clouds also have existed; and so too have the strategies used in order to counter cloud security threats. It is worth stating that options like Darktrace/Cloud™ are in fact efficient, smart, and rather complex means created to shield cloud-based companies and their business from threats that originate from rapidly growing technologies and tools..

Unified Security: One Solution to Rule Them All

Cloud infrastructures are no longer a constrained entity, which can be held in check. The use of more than one tool and channel makes the process more productive when it comes to preserving and combating the threats in cloud security problems. This also enhances the security of the system while, on the other hand, minimizing the expenses that go to managing the system.

Think Like an Attacker: Secure Your Cloud from All Angles

For an ad hoc cloud security to be implemented, one should know how the environment looks like from the attacker’s perspective. In that case they should be able to view an attack from all possible angles which is particularly useful for presenting all potential threats.

Partner with Axelliant for a Secure Cloud Future

The continuous usage of the new AI solutions secures
the network from new threats completely. If you are seeking a perfect partner for managing such a critical task of protecting a customer’s cloud infrastructure, please contact Axelliant, a trusted partner of Cisco, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft. Together, we can build a secure, resilient cloud environment for your business.