Cloud governancefocuses onsecurity, risk management, and complianceto ensuredata protection, audit readiness, and regulatory adherence.

Key Elements of Cloud Security Governance:

Regulatory Compliance:

Organizations must comply withGDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001.

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)helpsenforce complianceautomatically.

Security Policies & Controls:

Cloud governance frameworks includeIAM (Identity and Access Management), encryption policies, and workload isolation.

Organizations muststandardize security settingsacross multiple cloud environments.

Audit & Risk Management:

Implementcontinuous monitoring, security logging, and forensic readiness.

Risk-based access control policiesensuredata security across workloads.

Data Protection & Privacy:

Enforcingcloud-native security frameworks (e.g., Zero Trust, CASB, SIEM).

Data retention, access control, andincident responseareessential governance practices.

This is covered in:

CCSK v5 - Security Guidance v4.0, Domain 2 (Governance and Risk Management)

Cloud Security Alliance’s Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) - Cloud Governance and Compliance Standards