Cloud Security

An authentication method that requires the use of multiple forms of identification, such as something you know (username and password), something you are (biometrics), or something you have (token or device), to verify the user's identity.

Multifactor authentication (MFA)

An account used by applications to access resources within a cloud provider, authenticated using API keys instead of a username and password.

Service account

Detailed records of actions taken by users and services within a cloud provider's system, used for accountability, change tracking, and detecting unauthorized use of privileged credentials.

Audit logs

A scalable, single-tenant cluster of computing, storage, and networking resources owned and maintained by a single company, with the company being responsible for the hardware and physical data center security.

Private cloud

Cloud services hosted by companies like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with the cloud provider being responsible for the physical data center security and most hardware security concerns.

Public cloud

A combination of services running in both public and private clouds, with security concerns falling on the owners of the equipment and the data link between the public and private cloud networks potentially being maintained and secured by a third party.

Hybrid cloud