Resilient cybersecurity frameworks for multi-cloud environment: Innovations in securing distributed systems against emerging threats

Nagaraj Parvatha *

Independent Researcher.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2021, 03(01), 266-275.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2021.3.1.0115
Publication history: 
Received on 03 July 2021; revised on 18 August 2021; accepted on 21 August 2021
 
Abstract: 
Forecast since the late 2000s of multi-cloud environments has significantly transformed organizational operations through improvements in scalability, flexibility as well as cost effectiveness. But, too, these novelties have widened the attack vectors, notably due to the discreteness of security between various systems. Specifically, the metabolisms of multi-cloud environments have rendered traditional security approaches for on-premises or single-cloud models insufficiently. This paper aims at discussing hardy cybersecurity models for firms with multi-cloud solutions from modern threats including APTs, RaaS, and supply chain assaults which rose between 2015 to 2021. Based on the literature reviews, threats, experts, and case studies, this study underscores the significance of transformative technologies, such as Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), Identity-Based Access Control (IBAC), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) threat identification. These technologies reduce risks of inter-cloud communication and allow diverse, dynamic real-time protection. Despite these approaches minimizing risks and time of business operations, issues resulting from scalability, integration issues and resource constraints among others hindered wider implementation. This research introduces a modular and proactive cybersecurity framework that integrates machine learning-based predictive analytics and ZTA guidelines: the collected feedback, simulations, and benchmarking ensure its effectiveness. In alignment with the key implications, this study contributes to the current multiplicity of cloud security knowledge by providing practical suggestions for the effective use of security mechanisms within multi-cloud environments and stressing the need to maintain progress and integration of the technologies to protect networked systems within the digital landscape.
 
Keywords: 
Multi-Cloud Security; Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA); AI-Driven Threat Detection; Resilient Cybersecurity Frameworks; Identity-Based Access Control (IBAC); Emerging Cyber Threats
 
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