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Cloud Governance

What is Cloud Governance?

Policies, processes, and controls for managing cloud adoption, usage, security, and compliance across an organization's cloud environments.

Cloud Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as cloud governance. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on cloud governance

Requirements naming cloud governance across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

ISMAP (Japan)1 control

ISMAP Cloud Governance establishes the management framework for Cloud Service Providers operating under ISMAP. (1) Information Security Management System (ISMS): based on ISO/IEC 27001:2022 + JIS Q 27001 (Japanese Industrial Standard equivalent) + ISMS-AC Info...

ISMAP-CloudGovernance-ISMS-RiskAssessment-SharedResponsibility-Policy-RegulatoryCompliance-RolesResponsibilities · ISMAP Cloud Governance - ISMS per ISO 27001/JIS Q 27001 + Risk Assessment + Shared Responsibility Model + Cloud Security Policy + Regulatory Compliance + Roles and Responsibilities

Apply NIST SP 800-144 Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing published December 2011 + companion to NIST SP 800-145 + NIST SP 800-146 + FedRAMP + DoD Cloud Security Requirements Guide.

NISTSP144-1 · Cloud Governance, Risk Assessment, and Provider Trust Evaluation
NIST SP 800-1905 controls

Cloud risk assessment. Control from NIST SP 800-190 framework, domain: NIST SP 800-190: Cloud Governance.

NIST190-03 · Cloud risk assessment

Apply NIST SP 800-146 Section 9.1 (Performance Considerations) + Section 9.2 (Reliability and Availability Considerations) + Section 9.3 (Service Level Recommendations) + interoperability and portability recommendations.

NISTSP146-7 · Service Level, Performance, Reliability, Interoperability, and Portability
OSFI B-131 control

Operate third-party risk management per OSFI B-13 Domain 4 + complementary OSFI Guideline B-10 Outsourcing of Business Activities and Functions.

OSFIB13-4 · Third-Party Risk Management and Cloud

Questions people ask about cloud governance

What is Cloud Governance?
Policies, processes, and controls for managing cloud adoption, usage, security, and compliance across an organization's cloud environments.
Why is Cloud Governance important for compliance?
Cloud Governance is a key concept in Cloud Security. Understanding cloud governance helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Cloud Governance?
Cloud Governance appears in the requirement text of ISMAP (Japan), NIST SP 800-144, NIST SP 800-190, India Account Aggregator Framework (RBI), NIST SP 800-146. Across these standards we have identified 10 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Cloud Governance?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how cloud governance applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Cloud Governance applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.