{"id":8682,"date":"2022-09-09T00:54:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T00:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelliworx.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/?p=8576"},"modified":"2025-03-31T08:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:00:37","slug":"shared-responsibility-in-the-cloud-2022-your-ultimate-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelliworx.co\/uk\/blog\/shared-responsibility-in-the-cloud-2022-your-ultimate-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Shared responsibility in the cloud 2022 – your ultimate guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The role of cloud computing in information technology and business has grown to be critically important over the last decade. Small businesses and big corporations alike have benefited from cloud computing’s agility, flexibility, performance, and cost innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The COVID-19 pandemic has further driven business behaviour in changing the traditional workplace environment into a virtual workplace, with communication tools such as <\/span>Microsoft Teams<\/span><\/a> and cloud services such as <\/span>Microsoft Azure<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, as the demand for cloud services grows, so does the concern about how to best manage cloud security. According to Gartner’s recent <\/span>forecast<\/span><\/a>, through 2025, nearly every cloud security problem will be the customer’s fault – an alarming prediction but one that can be prevented if customers understand what aspects of cloud security they are responsible for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Shared Responsibility model for cloud security minimises the risk of introducing vulnerabilities into public, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, resulting in a safer environment. Take a look at what this means for your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is the Shared Responsibility Model?<\/span><\/h2>\n

In the Shared Responsibility Model, both cloud providers and customers are held accountable for the security of a cloud environment, regardless of the cloud delivery model. This includes everything from hardware and infrastructure to data, network controls, operating systems, and access rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many organisations fail to grasp the concept of shared responsibility and think that cloud workloads, data, and applications are all safeguarded by the cloud provider’s security measures. This may inadvertently lead to organisations using a public cloud that does not have full security or that exposes applications or operating systems to attacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is responsible for what in the Shared Responsibility Model?<\/span><\/h3>\n

The cloud security framework is divided between two parties: the customer and the cloud provider. The cloud provider guarantees data centre safety, network safety, and virtualisation platform security. In addition, the cloud provider is required to detect security problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The customer should take care to ensure that their data and applications are properly secured on the cloud. Data should be encrypted, access controls should be in place, and applications should be built and deployed securely. Additionally, the customer should monitor their portion of the system for security events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s important to note that the shared responsibility model will vary depending on whether you’re using Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), or Software as a Service (SaaS), as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n