Tips to get over some common cloud security issues in hybrid clouds

1. Data redundancy

It is obvious that you had better make sure that your data is duplicated into a lot of copies in case of any data loss, yet it is also more important to encrypt your data so that you can limit the attack from outsiders to your application, especially when it comes to traffic burden over the public Internet connection. What is more, it is ideal for you to have a look at data compression as well as duplication so that you can reduce the amount of data, when the data is at rest or it is in motion. More precisely, when the data is at rest, compression and copying are aimed to limit storage demands and of course, the storage costs. When the data is in motion, compression and deduplication are able to reduce the attack surface as well as help you reduce both costs and time.

2. Risk control

If you are adopting hybrid cloud infrastructures, it does mean that both you and your cloud service vendor are in the same area of risks. While IT admins of an organization have their own methods to deal with problems when it comes to the cloud security, cloud service vendors also have their own processes as well as procedures which are in typical connected to satisfy customer service requirements. Both of them must have the responsibility to solve the issues when they turn up. It is vital for the admins of an IT teams to know clearly about the processes and procedures of cloud service providers as well as how long it takes to deal with the network so as to limit the risks if there is something wrong to the cloud. In other words, IT admins of your business should take into consideration a well-prepared plan and then work with that plan by consulting with the cloud service vendor and both of you need to be sure that the plan is effective in a long run.

3. Security practices

Security is always important to stick to your mind when using a cloud service. Nevertheless, this aspect is often ignored when making the first plan until the

company itself has to suffer from a breach, data loss as well as other side effects of lost credibility and even fines or exposure to crimes. No matter where your apps or data are stored, either locally on your personal computer or inside the data center of the cloud service provider, there must be a plan for security available for each app. In this plan, there should be included the ability to control and manage who have access to the app, and at what time and at what location they are able to do so.

What is more, it is really necessary for you to prepare for yourself a clear knowledge as well as a skillful control ability so that you are capable of knowing how your application components have access to your data, system services as well as other app components. Also, you must define at what time those processes take place. you will find these monitoring knowledge important in case that someone inserts themselves into the middle of your app processing to take your data away, I mean the attackers.

To be concluded, before starting to install new technologies, it is a necessity to learn what is related to that technology, especially the drawbacks of it. You may be tempted to use cloud computing because of their helpful use cases, but you should not forget what is more vital than just benefits are the risks.