Improve cloud service usage specifications and enhance data protection in cloud environments
Organizations around the world are increasingly aware of the business value that cloud computing brings and are taking steps to transition to the cloud due to the flexibility, continuity, and scalability that cloud services offer. One of the main challenges of cloud computing is how to address the security and privacy concerns of enterprises planning to adopt it and the cloud service providers (GSPs) that implement it.
ISO/IEC 27017 is an international standard for securing cloud services that defines specific requirements for GSPs. ISO/IEC 27017 builds on the controls defined in ISO/IEC 27001, adding additional controls and implementation guidance specifically designed to help businesses securely set up and use cloud services to protect information stored and/or processed in the cloud. The ISO/IEC 27017 standard works in conjunction with the ISO/IEC 27001 family series of standards to provide enhanced controls for cloud service providers and cloud service customers. Unlike many other technology-related standards, the ISO/IEC 27017 standard sets out the roles and responsibilities of both parties in helping to ensure that cloud services are as secure and reliable as other data contained in certified information management systems.
As the global use of cloud technology continues to grow, enterprises must strategically consider the risks of storing protected information and explore security options to protect their information systems. There are multiple security standards available to cloud service providers and users to protext cloud-based environments and to minimize the potential risk of security incidents, ISO/IEC 27017 provides value to businesses moving data to and/or sharing data in the cloud (including GSPs).








