Recently, Intel IT has developed a public cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) security strategy, which also encompasses platform-as-a-service (PaaS) security. This strategy, complemented by a comprehensive IaaS security architecture, enables Intel business units to use public cloud IaaS to accelerate innovation, and time to market while cutting costs. Intel have also moved some of their IT services to public cloud IaaS to reap similar benefits.
Benefits include:
Reduced cost through reuse of security tools and services More agile response to business needs Alignment between on-premises and public cloud IaaS security strategies and architectures.Key learnings pave the way for future work:
Distributed accountability for IaaS security Effective discovery, vulnerability management, and compliance processes for IaaS use cases Strong identity lifecycle management process and data protection Choice of cloud-oriented solutions Cross-domain team building, combined with various skillsets