Creating a Comprehensive Security Architecture Blueprint for Cloud Environments

Abstract

In today's digital landscape, cloud environments have become integral to businesses and organizations, providing scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions. However, this rapid adoption also brings significant security challenges that must be addressed through a well-designed security architecture. This paper presents a comprehensive security architecture blueprint for cloud environments, focusing on critical elements such as data protection, identity management, access control, threat detection, and incident response. To enhance this framework, we introduced the VESPA system, which fabricates an autonomic structure on an IaaS foundation. The VESPA model is independent of frameworks, automatic languages, or organizations, utilizing a hub progressive system to abstract various components and distribute developers' responsibilities effectively. With its simplified interface, VESPA accelerates development and eases troubleshooting. This adaptable model, implemented in multiple languages, is anticipated to be adopted by future cloud administrators and developers. The VESPA architecture serves as a foundational building block for deriving specialized use cases on heterogeneous platforms.