Unlocking the Cloud Operating Model: Security
For many enterprises, the logistical realities of cloud adoption often requires a shift from a traditional on-premise static infrastructure with clearly defined network perimeters, to cloud infrastructure that is highly dynamic and has no clear network perimeters.
This shift in operating models requires a fundamentally different approach to security: instead of focusing on a secure network perimeter with the assumption of trust, the focus is to acknowledge that the network in the cloud is inherently “low trust” and move to the idea of securing infrastructure and application services themselves through a trusted source of identity and secrets management.
In this white paper, we look at the implications of the cloud operating model, and present solutions for IT teams to adopt this model at the security layer.