This is one of the most critical components that need to be secured. After all, you are putting layers of security at the access, web, application, and network layers to secure your data. Data can be exchanged between two systems, so it need to be secure in transit, or it may be sitting in a database or some storage where data needs to be secure at rest.
Solution design needs to plan data-in-transit security with Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) and security certification. Data at rest should be secured using various encryption mechanisms, which may be symmetric or asymmetric. The design should also plan to secure the encryption key with the right key management approach, as per application requirements. Key management can be achieved using a hardware security module or services provided by cloud vendors.
While ensuring security, it is essential to have a mechanism to identify any security breach as soon as it occurs and respond to it. Adding automation...