Enhancing Security Mindset for Cloud Workloads

This chapter delves into adapting the security mindset for migrating critical workloads to the cloud, emphasizing the differences in security controls between on-premise data centers and cloud environments. It discusses the role of identity in securing the cloud, the complexities of incident response in hybrid environments, and various techniques used by threat actors to compromise cloud-based infrastructure. The chapter also explores the concept of trusted service infrastructure and the extended cloud attack surface, highlighting the importance of logging, detection, and securing infrastructure tools to mitigate potential attack vectors.