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Outlook for Cloud

Security 2019
Steve Riley

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Cloud isn’t perfect, there have
been some big recent failures.

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Through 20___, >99%
of cloud security failures
will be the customer’s fault.

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Our goal today …
Learn how to avoid
these common mistakes.

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Introduction

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Cloud Risk Control
Management Provider

Public and Hybrid


Cloud Security

Protect IaaS SaaS Protect


Workload Security Control Data

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No automation No control

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File sharing:
You’re doing it wrong!

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Part 1:
Multitenancy Risk

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Cloud Risk Control
Management Provider

Public and Hybrid


Cloud Security

IaaS SaaS
Security Control

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Cloudsec is not for newbies

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Does
not
scale

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Part 2:
IaaS Security

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Cloud Risk
Management

Public and Hybrid


Cloud Security

Protect IaaS SaaS


Workload Security Control

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Lifetime

Physical Virtual
Servers Machines Containers
Serverless

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Security Services

Workload Protection

Posture Management

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Cloud-Native Mindset

Optional, but
should be
performed on file Important,
Cloud Antimalware
repositories but may be
Scanning
Threat Detection performed
outside
Extended HIPS With of the
Vulnerability Shielding workload
Data Protection
Server Workload EDR Behavioral
Application, PaaS and
Monitoring, Threat Detection and
API Security Response

Workload Security: Protection Exploit Prevention/Memory Protection

Application Control/Whitelisting
Workload Security: Patching and Configuration
System Integrity Assurance
Pervasive Visibility, Logging, Audit and Assessment
Network Firewalling, Microsegmentation and Visibility Core
workload
Continuous Cloud Security Posture Management protection
Hardening, Configuration and Vulnerability Management
strategies
Infrastructure Configuration
Cloud Workload Protection Hierarchy
Network Storage Compute PaaS

Identity and Access Management


Identity as MFA/PAM Granular RBAC Optimized
Perimeter Entitlements

Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services Protection Hierarchy

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Part 3:
SaaS Control

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Cloud Risk
Management

Public and Hybrid


Cloud Security

IaaS SaaS Protect


Security Control Data

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Discovery
Policies
Usually
needs more
attention
Requirements
End of Life
Analysis

Continuous Risk
Management Acceptance Most SaaS
implementations
concentrate here

Implementation

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SecureAccess
Secure Access Threat
Threat Protection
Protection
• EDRM
Sensitive data Antispam
monitoring DLP Encryption
Content
Data (sensitive data and rights Malware
Classification sandboxing
control) management scanning
or labeling

Network Auditing,
Apps/ Usage Enterprise log
access logging,
Applications reporting integration
encryption alerting
• EBA
U
IAM/IDaaS MFA for
Users Adaptive
admins and
PAM access control
users
Visibility CASB or SSPM or SMP or APIs

Primary Controls Recommended Optional

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Directory Integration SSO
Provisioning/Deprovisioning IDaaS/IAM MFA Integration
Roles
Adaptive Access Control

Cloud Access
Encryption Threat Intelligence
DLP
Security Broker
Advanced Threat
File Sharing Control Prevention

Activity Alerting
Native SaaS UEBA
Log Storage
SIEM Event Correlation
Investigation

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Part 4:
Toe Dip to
Full Immersion

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2016

Value Allow Assess Risk

Can’t
defend

Prohibit
Sensitivity
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2020

Allow Assess Risk


with
defaults
Value

Can’t
defend

Prohibit
Sensitivity
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2024

Allow Allow
with with
defaults extra
Value

Can’t
defend
Sensitivity
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Part 5:
Conclusion

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Cloud Risk Control
Management Provider

Public and Hybrid


Cloud Security

Protect IaaS SaaS Protect


Workload Security Control Data

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Recommended Research
Hype Cycle for Cloud Security, 2020
Steve Riley, Jay Heiser, Tom Croll (G00448013)
Clouds Are Secure: Are You Using Them Securely?
Jay Heiser (G00350439)
How to Develop Infrastructure-as-a-Service Security Skills
Steve Riley (G00392867)
How to Make Cloud More Secure Than Your Own Data Center
Neil MacDonald, Tom Croll (G00430108)
How to Develop a SaaS Governance Framework
Jay Heiser (G00382661)

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