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{{Cloud Information Centre - Government of Canada}}

{{Cloud Information Centre - Government of Canada}}

== GC Cloud Security Risk Management Approach for Adopting Cloud ==

== GC Cloud Security Risk Management Approach for Adopting Cloud ==

Multiple Security breaches from companies known for their reputations on protecting personal information, lead the Government of Canada to take and hard look at security risks and the develop the appropriate mitigating factors. This will required a structured approach to managing risks associated with the protection of government data and infrastructure in public cloud. GC Cloud Security Risk Management Approach for adopting Cloud is one of the initiative developed by TBS to provide the necessary direction to GC departments.  

Multiple Security breaches from companies known for their reputations on protecting personal information, lead the Government of Canada to take and hard look at security risks and develop the appropriate mitigating factors. This will required a structured approach to managing risks associated with the protection of government data and infrastructure in a public cloud. [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Cloud_Security_Initiative#GC_Cloud_Security_Risk_Management_Approach_for_Adopting_Cloud GC Cloud Security Risk Management Approach for adopting Cloud] is one of the initiatives developed by TBS to provide the necessary direction to GC departments.  

== GC Cloud Operationalization Framework ==

== GC Cloud Operationalization Framework ==

With the needs of securing protected B data in a Public cloud, the office of GC Chief Technology Officer developed an operationalization framework which was approved by GC Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB).  

With the needs of securing protected B data in a Public cloud, the office of GC Chief Technology Officer developed an operationalization framework approved by the GC Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB).  

== GC Event Logging Guidance ==

== GC Event Logging Guidance ==

<nowiki>***</nowiki> In construction ***

https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/gcwiki/images/e/e3/GC_Event_Logging_Strategy.pdf

== GC Accelerator ==

== GC Accelerator ==

Conscious of the fact that wide adoption in GC will require enabling GC department to effectively and rapidly deploy application, computing etc. in public could environment. TBS in collaboration with SSC and other departments had developed GC accelerator for Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud.

Conscious of the fact that wide adoption in GC will require enabling GC departments to effectively and rapidly deploy applications, computing etc. in public cloud environment. TBS in collaboration with SSC and other departments has developed a GC accelerator for Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud.

== CG Accelerators - Azure ==

== GC Accelerators - Azure ==

To access the Azure accelerator, consult canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-azure  

To access the Azure accelerator, consult [https://github.com/canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-azure canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-azure]

== CG Accelerators – Amazon Web Services ==

== GC Accelerators – Amazon Web Services ==

To access the AWS accelerator, consult canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-aws  

To access the AWS accelerator, consult [https://github.com/canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-aws canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-aws]

== Secure Cloud Connectivity ==

== Secure Cloud Connectivity ==

The establishment of secure cloud connections to cloud services and trusted interconnection points will:  

The establishment of secure cloud connections to cloud services and trusted interconnection points will:  

• Improve resiliency of the GC infrastructure with dedicated and private connections to cloud;  

• Improve resiliency of the GC infrastructure with dedicated and private connections to the cloud;  

• thereby ensuring continued access to GC information systems and solutions hosted in the cloud;  

• Thereby ensuring continued access to GC information systems and solutions hosted in the cloud;  

• Help the GC to mitigate direct attacks from the Internet against cloud-based GC resources; and  

• Help the GC to mitigate direct attacks from the Internet against cloud-based GC resources; and  

Below are the link to the GC Secure Cloud Connectivity Requirements.  

Below are the link to the GC Secure Cloud Connectivity Requirements.  

• GC Secure Cloud Connectivity Requirements  

:o [http://%5Bhttps://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/gcwiki/images/e/e7/GC_Secure_Cloud_Connectivity_Requirements.pdf GC Secure Cloud Connectivity Requirements]

o GC Cloud Access Use Cases  

::— [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/gcwiki/images/1/18/GC_Cloud_Access_Use_Cases.xlsx GC Cloud Access Use Cases]

o GC Connection Patterns - DRAFT for Consultation  

::— [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/gcwiki/images/7/75/GC_Cloud_Connection_Patterns.pdf GC Connection Patterns - DRAFT for Consultation]

== GC Guardrails ==

== GC Guardrails ==

The purpose of the guardrails is to ensure that departments and agencies are implementing a preliminary baseline set of controls within their cloud-based environments. These minimum guardrails are to be implemented within the GC-specified initial period (e.g. 30 days) upon receipt of an enrollment under the GC Cloud Services Framework Agreement.  

The purpose of the guardrails is to ensure that departments and agencies are implementing a preliminary baseline set of controls within their cloud-based environments. These minimum guardrails are to be implemented within the GC-specified initial period (e.g. 30 days) upon receipt of enrollment under the GC Cloud Services Framework Agreement.  

• GC Cloud Guardrails - DRAFT for Consultation  

:o [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/gcwiki/images/8/84/GC_Cloud_Guardrails.pdf GC Cloud Guardrails - DRAFT for Consultation]

o Cloud Guardrails - Initial 30 Days  

::— [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/gcwiki/images/e/ed/GC_Cloud_Guardrails.xlsx Cloud Guardrails - Initial 30 Days]

o Standard Operating Procedure for Validating Cloud Guardrails  

::— [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/gcwiki/images/1/19/SOP_for_Validating_Cloud_Guardrails.pdf Standard Operating Procedure for Validating Cloud Guardrails]

https://github.com/canada-ca/cloud-guardrails

https://github.com/canada-ca/cloud-guardrails

== GC Cloud Guardrails – Amazon Web Service ==

== GC Cloud Guardrails – Amazon Web Service ==

The GC accelerator for AWS is on GitHub: https://github.com/canada-ca/cloud-guardrails-aws

* The GC AWS Accelerator main page is on GitHub:

* The UTM Firewall VPC Overlay templates and scripts are also on GitHub and can be found here: https://github.com/canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-aws/tree/master/templates

* The GC AWS Accelerator main page is on GitHub: https://github.com/canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-aws/blob/master/HOWTOs/GC_AWS_LZ_Package/README.md

* The UTM Firewall VPC Overlay templates and scripts are also on GitHub and can be found here: [https://github.com/canada-ca/accelerators_accelerateurs-aws/tree/master/templates https://github.com/canada-]

* The GC AWS Accelerator documentation including build books, etc., is currently stored in GCCode: https://gccode.ssc-spc.gc.ca/GCCloudEnablement/AWS/tree/master/GC%20Accelerator%20-%20AWS%20Landing%20Zone%20Package%20(July%202019)  

* The GC AWS Accelerator documentation including build books, etc., is currently stored in GCCode: https://gccode.ssc-spc.gc.ca/GCCloudEnablement/AWS/tree/master/GC%20Accelerator%20-%20AWS%20Landing%20Zone%20Package%20(July%202019)  

* Terraform modules on github: https://github.com/canada-ca-terraform-modules  

* Terraform modules on github: https://github.com/canada-ca-terraform-modules  

== Naming and Tagging ==

== Naming and Tagging ==

To effectively manage GC cloud Resources, Shared Services Canada had developed a Cloud Resources Naming and Tagging Convention which was approved and ready to be used by GC departments deploying GC IT resources using approved public cloud services.

To effectively manage GC cloud Resources, Shared Services Canada had developed a Cloud Resources Naming and Tagging Convention which was approved and ready to be used by GC departments deploying GC IT resources using approved public cloud services.