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The Cloud Isn't Someone Else's Problem

When a startup learns the hard way that 'the cloud' doesn't mean 'someone else handles security.' A comic about shared responsibility.

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Cloud Security Essentials

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Understand the Shared Responsibility Model: your provider secures the cloud, you secure IN the cloud

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Never leave storage buckets (S3, Azure Blob) publicly accessible unless absolutely necessary

3

Enable encryption at rest and in transit for all sensitive data

4

Use Identity and Access Management (IAM) with least privilege principles

5

Regularly audit your cloud configurations with automated tools

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