Cloud Security Best Practices — Cybersecurity Mind Map

7. Cloud Security Best Practices

Cloud adoption shifts security responsibilities in critical ways. This mind map covers best practices for securing AWS, Azure, and GCP environments from day one.

Topics Covered

  • Shared responsibility model across cloud providers
  • IAM: least privilege, role-based access, service accounts
  • Multi-factor authentication and conditional access
  • Data encryption at rest (KMS) and in transit (TLS)
  • VPCs, security groups, NACLs, WAF configuration
  • Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
  • Incident response in cloud-native environments
  • Compliance: ISO 27017, FedRAMP, CSA CCM, SOC 2