{"id":18206,"date":"2022-08-23T10:53:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T05:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/?p=18206"},"modified":"2022-08-23T10:54:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T05:24:07","slug":"network-security-vs-cloud-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/network-security-vs-cloud-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Security vs Cloud Security: Know the difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"netwo-in-between-content netwo-entity-placement\" id=\"netwo-2623369827\"><div id=\"netwo-2848204218\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1375203873676133\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1375203873676133\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2134143805\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though it\u2019s been a while since cloud technology was introduced into our world still there is much confusion surrounding Network Security and Cloud Security. If you are one of those who can\u2019t find the difference between these two terms: Network Security and Cloud Security. Then you\u2019re in the right place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today in this article you will get to know about the difference between these two domains and the career opportunities and skills required and more. Okay without further ado let\u2019s get started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>What is Network Security?\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network security is the branch of cyber security that focuses on the protection of data, applications, or systems that are connected at the network level. To understand more about Network security you should first know what a Network is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So the simple definition for the network is, that network refers to the two or more computers that are systems that are linked to share resources and communications. Today\u2019s network architecture is developed into more complex ones and is open to various vulnerabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/network-vulnerabilities-and-the-osi-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vulnerabilities<\/a><\/span> are spread through various devices. It can be unauthorized access to data, hardware or software problems, and so on.\u00a0 So a network security analyst is responsible for protecting the data, and resources of the computers or other electronic devices connected in a network.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Network Security Control Methods<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network security can be achieved by the following three types of controls &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>i) Physical Network Control\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here the security personnel focuses on preventing unauthorized access to the network through physical components like Routers, cables, etc\u2026 Some of the security measures taken are biometric authentication to data or network rooms, locks, etc\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>ii) Technical Network Control<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here both data and system are protected from the malicious activities of both outsiders and employees. The most well-known security measures like firewalls, and antivirus come under this control. They protect the network from any technical threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>iii) Administrative Control\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This control deals with the control of policies and other processes like user behavior, administrative powers, etc\u2026.This is achieved by providing different levels of power to each system in the network, in short, it gives special power to the admin to access and rewrite the data of the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><b>What is Cloud Security?\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudwithease.com\/cloud-security-vs-traditional-it-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud security<\/a><\/span> refers to the protection of interests of both cloud provider and client in a cloud-based infrastructure. Cloud security is a broader concept than network security which covers the whole corporate structure, as they are mostly offered as infrastructure as service. Before seeing more about cloud security let\u2019s what is a Cloud?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud computing is an advanced form of networking where all the computers are connected to a particular cloud or server through the internet instead of physical cables. These cloud services are available in three forms: infrastructure as a Service, Software as a service, and platform as a service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And different types of cloud security are adopted in each of the above forms. Though cloud services providers take active steps to minimize the risk, in modern days the threats are increasing as most businesses are migrating to cloud-based services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cloud Security Solutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some well-known cloud security solutions &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>i) Identity and Access Management (IAM)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is like administrative control in network security,<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/cloudwithease.com\/comparing-iam-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> IAM<\/a> <\/span>allows the enterprise to policy-driven enforcements and protocols to prevent authorized access. Separate digital identities are created for each user to achieve this<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>ii) Data Loss Prevention (DLP)\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offers a set of tools and services to ensure the security of the cloud, which includes data encryption, remediation alerts, backup strategy, etc\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>iii) Security Information and event management (SIEM )<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It focuses on threat monitoring and detection in cloud-based environments, uses AI-driven technologies to correlate with the past data, and ensures against any potential threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Difference Between Network Security and Cloud Security<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now we get to know about the difference between Network Security and Cloud Security. Let&#8217;s summarize the things we have seen till now, to form a difference table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18207\" src=\"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cloud-security-vs-network-security-table.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cloud-security-vs-network-security-table.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cloud-security-vs-network-security-table-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cloud-security-vs-network-security-table-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/cloud-security-vs-network-security-table-600x215.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Continue Reading:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/top-10-siem-tools-of-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 SIEM Tools <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/cyber-security-vs-network-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyber Security vs Network Security: Know the difference<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"netwo-after-content netwo-entity-placement\" id=\"netwo-1612902181\"><div id=\"netwo-3518193312\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1375203873676133\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1375203873676133\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2134143805\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though it\u2019s been a while since cloud technology was introduced into our world still there is much confusion surrounding Network Security and Cloud Security. If you are one of those who can\u2019t find the difference between these two terms: Network &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":18208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6658,79],"tags":[6657,93,6607],"class_list":["post-18206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-techblog","category-virtualization","category-security","tag-cloud","tag-comparison","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/networkinterview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}