The shared responsibility model defines which security tasks are handled by the cloud provider and which are the customer’s responsibility.
Why it matters:
- Prevents confusion about who secures what.
- Cloud providers secure the infrastructure (servers, storage, networks), while customers secure their data, users, and configurations.
- Misunderstanding this model is a common cause of cloud breaches.
Pro tip: Even in the cloud, you still control your access, encryption, and compliance settings — the provider doesn’t do it all for you.
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