BUSINESS STRATEGY crucial for any organisation operating in one or several cloud environments automating security and compliance validation across any cloud environment , from AWS , Azure and Google Cloud to Kubernetes . The process identifies , prioritises and remediates risks and provides complete coverage across vulnerabilities , malware , misconfigurations , lateral movement risks , weak and leaked passwords and overly permissive identities .
• Assure identity across the organisation : The cornerstone to securing an organisation ’ s IT environment , preventing intrusions and maintaining compliance is the management of identities including users , devices and entities . Assuring identity involves a comprehensive assessment of the IT environment and a combination of tools , technologies and services designed to centralise controls , simplify management and increase the granularity of access permissions .
Every set of processes and solutions must be tailored to the specific needs and structure of the organisation . Even the tools and technologies available to better protect organisations from
cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving .
This framework offers a clear pathway to IT estate visibility , but this is only the start of the journey . Visibility leads to intelligence , which leads to control . The key to introducing effective controls lies in covering the basics and obtaining actionable intelligence . By laying a strong foundation through a comprehensive understanding of fundamental elements , we can implement controls that yield the desired outcomes . x
Josh Neame , CTO at BlueFort Security
Taking control of the situation
The final and arguably most important step is in linking all these aspects together . Only then can effective controls be put in place to mitigate the dynamic nature of the cybersecurity risks facing modern businesses .
Visibility is an on-going journey , no single tool , technology or process will deliver complete pointin-time visibility over this changing and often unpredictable IT security landscape .
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