Cloud Security

Cloud Access Control Matrix

A structured record mapping human and service identities to cloud accounts, roles, and permission scopes to enforce least privilege.

Cloud Asset Inventory Tracker

A discovery-driven register of cloud resources across accounts and providers, used to close visibility gaps and shadow cloud usage.

Cloud Backup & Recovery Testing Tracker

A log of cloud backup schedules and periodic restore tests, used to verify recovery objectives can actually be met.

Cloud Incident Response Log

A chronological record of security incidents detected in cloud environments, from detection through containment and root-cause closure.

Cloud Security Configuration Baseline

The approved, enforceable hardening standard cloud resources must meet, derived from recognized benchmarks and checked continuously.

CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker)

A security control point placed between on-premises infrastructure and cloud services that unifies policy enforcement and visibility across …

CNAPP (Cloud Native Application Protection Platform)

A cloud-native security platform that unifies configuration posture management (CSPM) and workload protection (CWPP) into a single system.

The Two Pillars of Cloud Security (CSPM and CWPP)

An overview of CSPM, which checks cloud infrastructure for misconfiguration, and CWPP, which protects running workloads such as VMs and …

DSPM (Data Security Posture Management)

A security technology that automatically discovers structured and unstructured data across cloud infrastructure and analyzes its sensitivity …

Integrated Cloud-Native Security Architecture

A layered defense-in-depth framework spanning cloud configuration, workload runtime, data, and user access points.

Shadow IT

Information assets and services used for business purposes outside an organization's official security policy and asset management process.

Kubernetes Security

A multi-layered set of mechanisms protecting cluster components and workloads in a container orchestration environment from external threats …

Amdahl's Law

An architectural principle stating that the maximum speedup achievable through parallel processing is limited by the proportion of a task …