Cloud Security: Challenges, Strategies and Solutions

AWS's Leonard Bernstein and Wipro's Siva VRS on Managing Security, Compliance and Collaboration Tom Field (SecurityEditor) • June 16, 2025

Cloud security requires a structured approach tailored to organizational needs. Enterprises face challenges in visibility, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency, requiring them to implement robust controls, foster a security culture and use cloud-native tools.

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The traditional "lift-and-shift" migration approach hinders an organization's ability to innovate and automate. "We're making them aware of the disadvantages and then helping them modernize applications through a couple of different methods, including moving to a more cloud-native infrastructure," said Leonard Bernstein, worldwide tech leader of global partner security initiative at AWS.

Most organizations often adopt a hub-and-spoke model for cloud security. This approach typically includes a centralized security governance team, a cloud engineering team for security control implementation and an ...