Effective security controls are critical to securing sensitive data in hybrid cloud environments. However, different cloud services may require different security controls and solutions. It is important to define and implement consistent security controls as close to the data storage location as possible at the lowest practical level. Secondly, defining and assigning data protection policies, regularly educating the users about these policies and enforcing data sharing policies for each cloud service are critical steps for securing sensitive data. “Conduct regular audits to standardize data security policies across all cloud services.”