The Importance of Proper Measurement for a Cloud Security Assurance Model

Defining proper measures for evaluating the effectiveness of an assurance model, which we have developed to ensure cloud security, is vital to ensure the successful implementation and continued running of the model. We need to understand that with security being such an essential component of business processes, responsibility must lie with the board. The board must be responsible for defining their security posture on all aspects of the model, and therefore must also be responsible for defining what the necessary measures should be. Without measurement, there can be no control. However, it will also be necessary to properly engage with cloud service providers to achieve a more meaningful degree of security for the cloud user.