Cloud computing is growing in acceptance and usage by organizations of all shapes and sizes. As organizations shift their infrastructure to cloud, they also have to address the protection of these assets. Most likely, you will run into cloud sooner rather than later in your career, so it is important for you to have some knowledge of the basic concepts of asset protection in cloud environments.

Vendors like Amazon and Microsoft have put a great deal of work into providing security for their cloud offerings. For this module, you will review the following content to help you become familiar with the basics:

Amazon
What Are AWS WAF, AWS Shield, and AWS Firewall Manager?
AWS Firewall Manager – Read the following, and the subtopics under them:
Getting Started with AWS Firewall Manager
AWS Firewall Manager Limits
Working with Rule Groups
Working with AWS Firewall Manager Policies
AWS Firewall Manager: Central Management for Your Web Application Portfolio
AWS WAF Tutorials – Read the three tutorials on this page

Microsoft
Microsoft cloud services and network security
Read the entire page, be sure to pay particular attention to the 6 examples
Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) Generally Available

Submit a written discussion (minimum 750 words) that covers the following:
Technical and risk management benefits associated with the Microsoft security offerings covered in your reading
Technical and risk management benefits associated with the Amazon security offerings covered in your reading
Technical and risk management risks/concerns associated with the Microsoft security offerings covered in your reading

Technical and risk management risks/concerns associated with the Amazon security offerings covered in your readings
NOTE: Full coverage of these topics will require you to do research on your own, over and above the assigned readings

This assignment should follow APA standards for inline citations and references.