Data protection for the large environments, especially in the cloud, should emphasize encryption and access controls to ensure data is protected and can proactively let security personnel know if it comes under attack.
Cyber risk measurements related to big data demand a 360-degree view of an agency’s strategy for data security in the cloud.
Understanding an agency’s risk criteria, in compliance with OMB guidance, means federal IT professionals at all levels (but especially CIOs) must make sure their agencies’ security strategies are aligned with cloud-based technologies.
Cloud data can come from a wide range of sources, and the explosive growth of digital technologies means that data is often connected to personal information.
An agency’s cloud-based security posture, therefore, is about more than protecting data; it’s also about protecting the personal information associated with that data.
While the cloud is continually generating mountains of new digital data, agencies must still manage a considerable amount of analog information. Agencies may need to build in additional security safeguards when pulling these newly digitized data repositories into their big data and cloud equations.
Agencies should start with the basics and put together a cyber strategy for keeping cloud-based big data secure.
From there, it becomes easier to maintain more complete information security program and refine measurements.
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