Cloud Auditing Best Practices: Perform Security and IT Audits across AWS, Azure, and GCP by building effective cloud auditing plans


Cloud Auditing Best Practices: Perform Security and IT Audits across AWS, Azure, and GCP by building effective cloud auditing plans
by Shinesa Cambric , Michael Ratemo(Author)
Publisher Finelybook 出版社: Packt Publishing (January 13, 2023)
Language 语言: English
pages 页数: 268 pages
ISBN-10 书号: 1803243775
ISBN-13 书号: 9781803243771


Book Description
Ensure compliance across the top cloud players by diving into AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud auditing to minimize security risks

Key Features
Leverage best practices and emerging technologies to effectively audit a cloud environment
Get better at auditing and unlock career opportunities in cloud audits and compliance
Explore multiple assessments of various features in a cloud environment to see how it's done

Book Description
As more and more companies are moving to cloud and multi-cloud environments, being able to assess the compliance of these environments properly is becoming more important. But in this fast-moving domain, getting the most up-to-date information is a challenge―so where do you turn?
Cloud Auditing Best Practices has all the information you'll need. With an explanation of the fundamental concepts and hands-on walk-throughs of the three big cloud players, this book will get you up to speed with cloud auditing before you know it.
After a quick introduction to cloud architecture and an understanding of the importance of performing cloud control assessments, you'll quickly get to grips with navigating AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud environments. As you explore the vital role an IT auditor plays in any company's network, you'll learn how to successfully build cloud IT auditing programs, including using standard tools such as Terraform, Azure Automation, AWS Policy Sentry, and many more.
You'll also get plenty of tips and tricks for preparing an effective and advanced audit and understanding how to monitor and assess cloud environments using standard tools.
By the end of this book, you will be able to confidently apply and assess security controls for AWS, Azure, and GCP, allowing you to independently and effectively confirm compliance in the cloud.

What you will learn
Understand the cloud shared responsibility and role of an IT auditor
Explore change management and integrate it with DevSecOps processes
Understand the value of performing cloud control assessments
Learn tips and tricks to perform an advanced and effective auditing program
Enhance visibility by monitoring and assessing cloud environments
Examine IAM, network, infrastructure, and logging controls
Use policy and compliance automation with tools such as Terraform

Who this book is for
This book is for IT auditors looking to learn more about assessing cloud environments for compliance, as well as those looking for practical tips on how to audit them and what security controls are available to map to IT general computing controls. Other IT professionals whose job includes assessing compliance, such as DevSecOps teams, identity, and access management analysts, cloud engineers, and cloud security architects, will also find plenty of useful information in this book. Before you get started, you'll need a basic understanding of IT systems and a solid grasp of cybersecurity basics.

Table of contents
Cloud Architecture and Navigation
Effective Techniques for Preparing to Audit Cloud Environments
Identity and Access Management Controls
Network, Infrastructure, and Security Controls
Financial Resource and Change Management Controls
Tips and Techniques for Advanced Auditing
Tools for Monitoring and Assessing
Walk-Through – Assessing IAM Controls
Walk-Through – Assessing Policy Settings and Resource Controls
Walk-Through – Assessing Change Management, Logging, and Monitoring Policies

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