Build and Implement Physica and Logical Infrastructure
Ensure underlying physical hardware runs patched firmware with secure boot enabled to prevent unauthorized firmware modifications.
BIOS
Using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for cloud infrastructure requires strict access controls to which port.
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Mandates automated risk assessments before any infrastructure or application change is deployed. Ensure tools evaluate impacts on network segmentation, encryption, and authentication.
Security Impact Analysis (SIA)
Educate clients and set clear risk expectations. Share recurring, automated security reports that outline misconfigurations, IAM violations, and compliance shifts.
Proactive Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Protects cloud environments by centralizing 24/7 monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
Security Operations Center (SOC)
What type of hypervisor runs on bare-metal
Type 1
An implemented solution to hide systems from the broader network and protect against lateral movement attacks.
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
Leverage multi-AZ/multi-region deployments, load balancers, and automated failover architectures to eliminate single points of failure.
High Availability & Redundancy
Utilize native cloud compliance tools to generate real-time, audit-ready reports instead of scrambling for manual data during an audit.
Automate Evidence Collection
Continuous observation of all network traffic flowing in, out, and across cloud workloads.
Real-time Traffic Visibility
What type of hypervisor is preferred by attackers
Type 2
An access mechanism which forms the primary control plane for operating, maintaining, and securing cloud infrastructure.
Console-based
In cloud security it requires embedding feedback loops and automated governance into your daily operations.
Continual Service Improvement (CSI)
Focus on business risk, financial exposure, and overall compliance.
Executives & Leadership
Firewalls can trigger dynamic rule changes, such as isolating a compromised container or restricting access to specific cloud databases, without waiting for manual administrator intervention.
Automated Playbooks
A physical, tamper-resistant device dedicated to generating, storing, and managing cryptographic keys.
Hardware Security Module (HSM)
Dividing a single physical network into multiple, isolated logical networks using software.
Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
Tools to automatically detect baseline drifts, misconfigurations, and excessive permissions, categorizing them as active problems rather than isolated incidents.
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Prevent silos by holding joint threat modeling or incident response "tabletop" exercises that involve Legal, PR, Security Operations, and IT teams.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Integrating IPS data with cloud monitoring ensures you maintain continuous visibility into both your cloud infrastructure health and active security operations.
Unified Observability
A posture which means embedding guardrails, least privilege, and automated compliance directly into your architecture before any workloads are deployed.
Secure by Default
In a cloud environment it protects your infrastructure against DNS spoofing, and cache poisoning.
Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC)
Implement operational controls by establishing immutable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) baselines. Enforce standard policies by mapping configurations to frameworks.
Configuration Management
Keep a detailed, immutable log of security misconfigurations, remediation efforts, exceptions, and third-party risk assessments to prove "compliance in depth".
Document Everything
Supports cloud security by aggregating logs from diverse environments into a centralized platform.
SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)