Cloud security is the protection of cloud-based systems, data, applications, identities, and workloads from threats and misuse.

Cloud providers operate large private networks, dedicated backbone connectivity, and high-scale infrastructure, but security must still be designed in layers. Organizations must protect not only the provider environment but also their own workloads, identities, applications, and data.

• Physical infrastructure security
• Virtualization and hypervisor security
• Network security
• Identity and access control
• Data protection and encryption
• Compliance and governance
• Threat detection and response