Shared Responsibility¶
Shared responsibility in refers to the distribution of security responsibilities between the Open Telekom Cloud as a cloud service provider (CSP) and the cloud customer. This concept recognizes that both parties have a role to play in ensuring the security of data, applications, and infrastructure deployed in the cloud.
The Open Telekom Cloud secures the underlying infrastructure, including the physical data centers, networking, and virtualization layer. This involves implementing robust security measures to protect against unauthorized access, data breaches, and other threats. The Open Telekom Cloud offers a range of security services and features, such as firewalls, encryption and key servers, databases, and identity and access management tools, to help customers secure their cloud environments.
On the other hand, the cloud customer is responsible for securing their data, applications, and configurations within the cloud environment. This includes tasks such as configuring access controls, encrypting sensitive data, managing user identities and permissions, implementing security best practices, and regularly monitoring and auditing their cloud resources for security threats and vulnerabilities.
By defining clear boundaries of responsibility, the shared responsibility model helps ensure that security responsibilities are properly allocated between the Open Telekom Cloud and the cloud customer, ultimately enhancing the overall security posture of cloud deployments. It also encourages collaboration and communication between the two parties to effectively address security concerns and mitigate risks.