Security News > 2024 > April > The first steps of establishing your cloud security strategy
In this article, we'll identify some first steps you can take to establish your cloud security strategy.
We'll do so by discussing the cloud security impact of individual, concrete actions featured within the CIS Critical Security Controls and the CIS Benchmarks.
Data protection and application security: The foundation of a cloud security strategy.
When you're working with Controls v8 and the CIS Controls Cloud Companion Guide, you need to lay a foundation on which you can build your unique cloud security efforts.
To help you make an impact at the beginning of your cloud security journey, we recommend you focus on two Controls in particular: CIS Control 3 - Data Protection and CIS Control 16 - Application Security.
The Controls and Benchmarks recommendations discussed above will help you take the first steps in implementing your cloud security strategy.
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