Data Security Glossary
No matter what your role is within an organization, this data security glossary is intended for anyone from the security leader to the security practitioner.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) refers to the internet-based provisioning of computing resources such as servers, networks, and data storage by a cloud service provider. The user handles operating systems, applications, and middleware, while the service provider handles networking, data storage, hard drives, and hardware. IaaS can pose unique data security challenges, such as cloud sprawl caused by multi-tenancy.