Native Cloud Security Controls

Public cloud service providers offer a range of native security controls that help secure workloads, identities, networks, and applications.

Examples

AWS

  • IAM and SSO
  • Cognito
  • Security Hub
  • GuardDuty
  • Inspector
  • Config
  • CloudTrail
  • CloudWatch
  • Macie
  • KMS and HSM
  • Firewall, WAF, Shield
  • Certificate Manager
  • Secret Manager

Azure

  • Active Directory
  • Application Gateway
  • Defender
  • DDoS Protection
  • HSM and Key Vault
  • Front Door
  • Information Protection
  • Sentinel
  • Security Center

Purpose

These native controls help organizations secure their cloud operations with built-in provider capabilities and platform-native monitoring, identity, encryption, and compliance controls.