Communicate with stakeholders
1. Communicate with stakeholders
As a cloud security professional, you’ll frequently be in charge of conveying important information to people who need it. These people, usually referred to as stakeholders, will need you to keep them updated. In this video, we’ll discuss working with stakeholders as a cloud security professional. A stakeholder is a person or organization who can affect or be affected by a system. Stakeholders of an organization’s cloud environment include anyone who might be affected by whether or not the cloud remains secure. For example, management and leadership, other departments, and end users of products can be stakeholders. Because cloud professionals help to create their organizations’ security policies, they also educate non-technical staff on how to keep cloud assets secure. So, cloud security professionals often need to discuss cloud security concepts with stakeholders. If a security incident, like an attack or data breach happens, cloud security professionals may meet with leadership to explain the situation. They may also be involved in planning communication with users affected by an incident. Let’s discuss some of the skills you’ll need to communicate with stakeholders. As a cloud security professional, it’s important to keep your technical communication skills current. You’ll use these skills to communicate effectively with other security team members, as well as with stakeholders. Because you might sit in on meetings, discussions, and information gathering sessions with stakeholders, it’s a good idea to hone your note-taking and listening skills, so you can capture details, requirements, and action items. Taking notes and listening will help you to gather accurate information, interpret security requirements, and accurately address stakeholders’ concerns. Security professionals are also skilled in balancing the needs of different stakeholders. It’s common for different departments within an organization to have diverse needs for cloud security. For example, the compliance department is more focused on having the legally required controls in place, whereas the product department is more focused on ease of use. Communicating with stakeholders is one of the most exciting parts of a cloud security analyst’s job. You’re that much closer to improving your communication skills, which will help you keep the cloud even more secure.2. Let's practice!
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