SAFEGUARD AND MANAGE SENSITIVE DATA WITHIN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT

The Cloud technology involves delivering computing services such as storage, processing power, databases, networking, software, and more over the internet. Delivering computer services via the internet, including storage, processing power, databases, networking, software, and more, is known as cloud technology. By providing on-demand, elastic computing as a utility service, this change has completely transformed a number of businesses. As a result, cloud platforms—which include servers, networks, apps, and storage services are increasingly being used to hold sensitive data. However in the current digital era, safeguarding sensitive data necessitates more than just basic security measures, such as locking file cabinets, given the growing dependence on compute over the cloud. Even with safeguards in place for online accounts and personal information, data can still fall into the wrong hands and result in theft or leaks. Lack of explicit policies frequently makes this problem worse by preventing firms from knowing the exact placement of their sensitive data. Furthermore, a lot of companies neglect to set uniform guidelines for categorizing and handling different kinds of data. Starting with the fundamentals identifying vital data, establishing handling rules, putting technical safeguards in place, and educating people on their role in data security is the simplest method to secure sensitive information. This paper offers a framework for guaranteeing the protection of sensitive data while examining the difficulties in managing it in the cloud. Three main layers make up the framework: cloud usage protection, encryption, and data classification. The study’s ultimate goal is to provide a validated architecture for efficiently protecting and handling private data in cloud environments.