Organizations worldwide store 60% of their data in the cloud. The popularity of cloud computing is undisputed in 2023 and is predicted to grow in future years. The main benefits of using cloud storage and computing services to run corporate virtual machines (VMs) include data availability and the cost-efficiency of such infrastructures.
However, focusing on cloud computing as your organization’s main data storage has downsides. The main concern here is data and cloud VM security; the nature of cloud infrastructure makes providing the appropriate level of data protection challenging. In this post, we explain:
● What challenges to expect on the way to reliable cloud data protection
● How to secure your cloud virtual machine
See the original article here: https://securityboulevard.com/2023/03/how-to-secure-a-vm-in-a-cloud-computing-environment/