{"id":19875,"date":"2021-10-26T21:09:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T15:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/?p=19875"},"modified":"2021-12-16T17:41:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T12:11:53","slug":"five-best-practices-to-manage-risks-in-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/cloud-security\/five-best-practices-to-manage-risks-in-the-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Best Practices to Manage Risks in the Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19875\" class=\"elementor elementor-19875\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-695d29b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"695d29b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f62c22\" data-id=\"9f62c22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d836765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d836765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enterprises today demand and require faster, better, and innovative solutions to the hurdles of running big businesses. For that matter, their reliance on the cloud is understandable, as it indeed does provide the right tools that bring agility, efficiency, and flexibility in the workplace. Because of it, the business can run from any location, and geographical area is not a hurdle anymore. Employees can access their files and deliver them faster by only needing a good internet connection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2020-11-17-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-end-user-spending-to-grow-18-percent-in-2021\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">The growth in cloud computing is quite evident, as Gartner has predicted that by the end of 2021, the global usage of public cloud infrastructure can increase by 18.4% to $ 304.9 billion. <\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">It seems pretty apparent that pandemic has accelerated its growth that now has become a trend.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddee49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ddee49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> RISKS INVOLVED IN CLOUD\u202f <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac39da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac39da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36082376 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36082376 BCX0\">The <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/cloud-services\/\">best solutions<\/a><\/span> can also come with greater risk; in the same way, the risk in cloud platforms is also a part that cannot overlook. Some of the potential cloud risks that always keep hovering are:-<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW36082376 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75324eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75324eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Financial: <\/span>At times Cloud providers increase the rate of the cost that negatively impacts the ROI of the company.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Privacy: <\/span>Sharing information with a third-party vendor always keeps an organization\u2019s privacy at stake.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Compliance: <\/span>The risk of failure to maintain compliance with the legal and contractual regulatory issues can turn up as a major\u00a0let down.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Security:<\/span> The access is only granted to the team members, so the internal threat is always a potential problem.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Performance and quality:<\/span> The performance and quality can be a subject of degradation within the cloud if not appropriately maintained.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technical:<\/span> Customizing issues can create limitations to the cloud.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efdc73 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5efdc73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d2093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33d2093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-71-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-71-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-71-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-71-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MicrosoftTeams-image-71.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5738e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc5738e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIVE BEST PRACTICES TO MANAGE THESE RISKS IN CLOUD\u202f <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3035d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db3035d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW131065336 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131065336 BCX0\">An understanding of the risk involved within the cloud service model can also lead to how certain practices can avoid these risks. Let\u2019s have a look at these practices,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW131065336 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51721b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51721b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Planning business strategy:<\/span> One of the best practices anyone can start with is by preparing a proper cloud computing model that aligns well with your business objectives to help you manage investments ultimately.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be wise when you are choosing a cloud service provider:<\/span> To have the right cloud service provider for your business, ensure you have done a proper vendor risk assessment to evaluate contractual clarity, ethics, legal liability, security, availability, etc.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adopt the suitable deployment cloud service model: <\/span>Cloud services offer different models like SaaS, IaaS, PaaS and its deployment models are also of three different categories, public, private and hybrid cloud. It is necessary to facilitate the adoption of cloud models and cloud deployment for minimizing risk for more significant optimization of business investment value.\u202f\u202f<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have a thorough understanding of the shared risk with CSP: <\/span>A complete understanding of the shared responsibility between the vendor and the organization is of greater importance. Watch out for the CSP\u2019s defined boundaries; even in a <a href=\"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/cloud-security-services\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">security<\/span><\/a> breach, the organization will be responsible for its data, access management, and identification.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Avoid storing your encryption keys with your data: <\/span>It is far more advisable to consider storing your encryption keys On-premise rather than on the cloud. It helps the keys to getting separated from virtual private clouds for better utilization overall.<span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3e400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b3e400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4eeb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d4eeb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With greater benefits comes specific risk, but those risks get managed by certain practices that minimize the risk to less intensity. We learned about the five best practices to minimize these risks and be more attentive to look out for potential risks as well.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><br \/><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">To get the first free consultation on\u00a0cloud\u00a0risk management and deployment\u00a0services,\u202f<\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/contact-us\/\">click here<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enterprises today demand and require faster, better, and innovative solutions to the hurdles of running big businesses. For that matter, their reliance on the cloud is understandable, as it indeed does provide the right tools that bring agility, efficiency, and flexibility in the workplace. Because of it, the business can run from any location, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cloud-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19875"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22177,"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19875\/revisions\/22177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}