Cloud Security · Preparation Kit

Cloud Security Controls Readiness

Cloud security controls preparation materials, from IAM best practices, encryption, network security, to logging & monitoring. Applicable to AWS, GCP, Azure. Required in ISO 27001 (A.5.23, A.8.9-8.11), SOC 2 (CC6), PCI-DSS (if processing card data on cloud).

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1. Identity & Access Management (IAM)

  • □ Principle of least privilege: users have only minimum necessary permissions
  • □ MFA mandatory for console access and privileged accounts
  • □ No root account usage: disable root keys, use only for emergencies
  • □ IAM roles instead of hardcoded credentials in code
  • □ Regular access review: quarterly review of who has what permissions

2. Data Encryption

  • □ Encryption at rest: enable for all storage (S3, EBS, RDS, GCS, Cloud SQL)
  • □ Encryption in transit: TLS 1.2+ for all communications
  • □ Key management: use KMS (AWS KMS, GCP Cloud KMS, Azure Key Vault)
  • □ Key rotation: enable automatic key rotation (annually or per policy)

3. Network Security

  • □ VPC/VNet segmentation: separate production / staging / development
  • □ Security Groups / Firewall rules: restrict inbound traffic (whitelist approach)
  • □ No public access: RDS, Redis, Elasticsearch not exposed to public internet
  • □ Bastion host / VPN for admin access instead of public SSH
  • □ WAF: enable AWS WAF / Cloud Armor / Azure WAF for web applications

4. Logging & Monitoring

  • □ CloudTrail / Cloud Audit Logs: enable for all regions, log all API calls
  • □ VPC Flow Logs: track network traffic patterns, detect anomalies
  • □ Centralized logging: ship logs to SIEM or log aggregation tool
  • □ Alerting: alert on suspicious activity (root login, security group changes, IAM changes)
  • □ Log retention: at least 90 days (PCI-DSS requires 90 days, SOC 2/ISO 27001 recommend 1 year)

5. Backup & Disaster Recovery

  • □ Automated backups: enable for databases, critical data
  • □ Backup frequency: daily minimum, hourly if RTO/RPO requires
  • □ Cross-region backup: store backups in different region for regional outage protection
  • □ Backup testing: test restore quarterly to verify backups work
  • □ Disaster Recovery Plan: document RTO/RPO, failover procedure

6. Compliance & Posture Management

  • □ Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM): AWS Security Hub, GCP Security Command Center, Azure Defender
  • □ CIS Benchmarks: follow CIS benchmarks for cloud provider
  • □ Config drift detection: alert on changes outside IaC pipeline
  • □ Regular security assessments: quarterly cloud security review

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