Cloud security guardrails are automated security policies designed to keep data on the cloud safe by enforcing necessary rules. Those policies enable a proactive approach toward governance without checking to ensure everyone follows them. To tackle all cyber security threats, cloud security guardrails must be integrated into the organization’s security policy. This form of automated governance is a great help to minimize risk. Here’s how: 1. Helps ring alarm bells to put out fires before they burn the entire house down. These guardrails are continuously scanning your Microsoft 365 environment and alert IT teams of suspicious activities the moment something happens, and even suggest actions that should be taken. 2. Helps create customizable security policies tailored to your organization’s specific needs. You can create policies to define who should access what based on how your organization looks at permissions management. For example, tailored policies can help people who perform tasks like device management and retention. 3. Helps manage security by integrating the policies with different cloud security services and tools like AWS Config, Azure Policy, and the Google Cloud Security Command Center. 4. Helps minimize risk by informing IT teams of all resources they should have in advance to tackle different kinds of security threats. Think of it this way: When you know how much water you’ll need to put out flames, you’ll be better positioned to store that much water and be prepared if any unwanted situation arises.