DEFINITION 01
Cloud Logging
Cloud logging is the collection and retention of records about cloud account activity, resource changes, and workload behavior.
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DEFINITION 02
Cloud Metadata Service
A cloud metadata service provides a running instance with information about itself and, in some platforms, temporary credentials for its assigned identity.
DEFINITION 03
Cloud Misconfiguration
A cloud misconfiguration is a cloud resource setting that creates unintended exposure or weakens an intended security control.
DEFINITION 04
Cloud Security Posture Management
Cloud security posture management is the ongoing discovery and assessment of cloud configuration against defined security rules or standards.
DEFINITION 05
Cloud Tenant Isolation
Cloud tenant isolation is the separation of one customer's data and operations from another customer's in a shared cloud service.
DEFINITION 06
Cloud Workload
A cloud workload is an application or computing task running on cloud infrastructure or managed cloud services.
DEFINITION 07
Container Image
A container image is a packaged filesystem and configuration used to start a containerized application.
DEFINITION 08
IAM Policy
An IAM policy is a set of access rules that determines which identities or resources may perform specified actions under specified conditions.
DEFINITION 09
Infrastructure as Code
Infrastructure as code is the practice of defining cloud resources and settings in versioned, machine-readable configuration.
DEFINITION 10
Kubernetes Security
Kubernetes security is the protection of container orchestration components, workloads, identities, network paths, and cluster data.
DEFINITION 11
Object Storage Bucket
An object storage bucket is a named cloud container for files or other objects, with settings that govern access, retention, and related controls.
DEFINITION 12
Secret Management
Secret management is the controlled storage, distribution, use, and rotation of credentials and other sensitive application values.
DEFINITION 13
Serverless Function
A serverless function is code run on demand by a cloud service without the customer managing the underlying server process.
DEFINITION 14
Shared Responsibility Model
A division of security duties between a cloud provider and its customer.
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