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Organizations move to cloud for access to state-of-the-art IT
in a cost-effective and flexible manner. However, moving to
cloud can introduce new security challenges.

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Protecting critical data
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of all multi-cloud managers surveyed

57% worry about security and compliance.1

In multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments,

these security challenges can increase.

Securing enterprise cloud spans the entire security landscape, with

data as the center of the universe, but cloud-native security controls,
although helpful, may not be enough.

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of the cloud stack, with an integrated threat
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How IBM X-Force Cloud Security Services can

help you address cloud security challenges:

Protecting critical data A data-centric security approach starts with discovery & classification
of critical assets and implementing core data protection controls

Cloud-native tool integration Best practice guidance & expertise for creating a secure
native environment
& configuration

Deploying security Help satisfy DevOps requirements for rapid innovation while not sacrificing
CISO security & compliance requirements through security automation
with cloud workloads

Securing application Establishing a shift-left, secure-by-design culture, and building

applications on security best practices
development

Centralized visibility Cloud and vendor agnostic managed security services that provide
a single-pane-of-glass security view across a hybrid environment

Compliance monitoring End-to-end threat management & recovery, compliance monitoring &
configuration drift management
and threat management

Find out how IBM X-Force Cloud Security Services

can help transform your security program to enable
business innovation.

Learn more

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1. IBM Institute for Business Value: Assembling Your Cloud Orchestra (October 2018)