How a zero trust approach can help to secure your AWS environment

Today's organisations are increasingly turning to cloud computing providers to offer them the scalability and IT agility necessary to fuel a fast-moving digital and app-based business. In reality, this means operating complex hybrid IT environments featuring public cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platforms from providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). Yet the notion of shared responsibility is still misunderstood by some, leading to potentially fatal cyber-security gaps. To help ensure maximum protection for your data, systems and users, you need to take an identity-centric, ‘zero trust’ approach. Today's organisations are increasingly turning to cloud computing providers to offer them the scalability and IT agility necessary to fuel a fast-moving digital and app-based business. In reality, this means operating complex hybrid IT environments featuring public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platforms. Yet the notion of shared responsibility is still misunderstood by some, leading to potentially fatal cyber-security gaps. To help ensure maximum protection for your data, systems and users, you need to take an identity-centric, ‘zero trust’ approach, argues Barry Scott of Centrify.