Cloud server data leakage incidents occur occasionally, which may be due to attacks or configuration errors. However, in general, preventing cloud server data leakage and improving security have become the top priority. How to protect the data security of cloud servers? Next, JTTI Xiaobian will share five methods to prevent data leakage of cloud servers in Hong Kong.

Approach 1: Applying Local Security Learning

Native Security is the result of decades of experience and research. When it comes to securing cloud servers from intrusion and data loss, it's a good idea to think about what you've already done with your traditional infrastructure and adapt it to your cloud servers:

Next-generation firewall. Start by placing a web application firewall (WAF) on your cloud gateway to block threats from entering the cloud server. Also want to include IPS (to help with compliance) and outbound content control to protect your server/VDI.

Server host protection. Run effective cybersecurity protections on cloud servers just like on physical servers.

Endpoint security and email protection. While your network is connected to a cloud server, your laptop and other devices stay on-premises, all of which require phishing emails or spyware protection to keep your cloud server account from having your user credentials stolen. Keep endpoint and email security on your devices up to date to prevent unauthorized access to cloud accounts.

Method 2: Identify all your cloud server assets

If you can't see your data in a public cloud server, you can't protect it.

Therefore, one of the most important factors in properly setting up your cloud server security posture is knowing exactly what the infrastructure is and how traffic flows through it. This will allow you to identify anomalies in traffic behavior, such as data breaches.

Method 3: Build a complete inventory

Build a complete inventory of your cloud server assets, including server and database instances, storage services, databases, containers, and serverless functions. While looking at asset numbers, also look for weak spots. Potential risk areas include: databases with ports open to the public internet through which attackers may access them; cloud storage services that are about to be made public; virtual cloud disks, etc.

Method 4: Regularly check identity access management

Actively manage user roles, permissions, and role-based access to cloud servers. The scale and intertwined nature of individual and group access to services presents a formidable challenge for attackers to exploit this security hole. Make sure you have visibility into all access types and their relationship to cloud servers to identify over-authorized access and review policies accordingly. After all, if hackers gain access to these credentials, they can search your cloud servers for sensitive data extensively.

Method 5: Actively monitor network traffic

Look for obvious signs of network traffic disruption, abnormal traffic spikes are key indicators of data breaches.

The dynamic nature of cloud servers means that traffic and assets are constantly changing, so it is often difficult for people to keep track of all these data points. Instead, use AI to leverage these data sources and build a picture of "normal" traffic, then when activity occurs outside of "normal," you'll be instantly alerted to anomalous and potentially malicious behavior.

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