It is impossible to protect a cloud environment using legacy security solutions as it is to build a cloud using legacy network components and traditional application development strategies. Security breaches tend to be the result of a determined cybercriminal exploiting the weakest link in an organizations attack surface. To be effective, it needs to be as agile and dynamic as the cloud infrastructure being protected. To address these challenges, organizations need to incorporate the following four security concepts into their cloud development strategies: Security-led cloud development.”]