Alongside the growth in cloud services use, the industry has given rise to the term cloud native. Unfortunately, it’s often ambiguous as to what cloud native means and how it applies to security controls and best practices. No current industry standard definition for cloud native exists that encompasses all use cases and cloud services. It’s generally meant to indicate software objects, controls and capabilities offered as a service delivered by a cloud provider and not on premises. The drivers of cloud-native security There are several security challenges driving organizations to use cloud-native security services and controls. First, some security…
