The Secureworks white paper explains the cloud shared responsibility model, emphasizing how security duties are split between cloud service providers (CSPs) and customers. While CSPs secure the infrastructure, customers are responsible for protecting their applications, data, and access. Key recommendations include robust identity and access management (IAM), encryption, defense-in-depth strategies, and continuous monitoring. It warns against common pitfalls like assuming CSP security covers all layers or neglecting misconfigurations. Secureworks highlights tools, incident response planning, and best practices to enable organizations to secure cloud deployments effectively.

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