Reduces risk through repeatable processes and automated courses of action.
Leveraging sophisticated monitors and sensors / continuous monitoring.
Configuration Validation - ensures that new equipment has all the proper settings, applications, and drivers as existing equipment through automation and scripting.
Operating system scripting languages:
Linux Shells: Bash, Ksh
Windows: PowerShell
Master Image
AKA 'Gold' Image.
Creating a model OS verified as 'clean'.
Used for system restores.
Needs to be secured.
Managing Cloud Risk
Nonpersistence - Temporary system images. Snapshot of a known, good state.
Elasticity / Scalability - Adjusting resources as needed.
High Availability (HA) - The measures, such as redundancy, failover, and mirroring, used to keep services and systems operational.
Redundancy - Replicating systems usually at multiple sites. Associated with failover.