Key Management in Cloud Services Glossary Definition

Key Management in Cloud Services is a Cloud security concept used to protect identities, workloads, data, configurations, networks, or operational processes in cloud environments.

Security teams, architects, auditors, and platform owners use this concept when reducing cloud risk, assigning responsibility, enforcing access, and protecting workloads.

Related concepts include Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust and Encryption.

Additional Resource: Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Security Glossary.