{"id":77706,"date":"2022-11-30T09:38:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T09:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-deveccouncil.kinsta.cloud\/cybersecurity-exchange\/?p=77706"},"modified":"2026-03-11T20:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:04:29","slug":"biggest-cloud-service-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/cloud-security\/biggest-cloud-service-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"AWS vs Azure vs GCP: The Biggest Cloud Service Providers in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77706\" class=\"elementor elementor-77706\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-174f8b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"174f8b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb08903\" data-id=\"bb08903\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366fce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"366fce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s a lot of talk these days about which public cloud platform is best for an organization. But what many people don&#8217;t realize is that when it comes to cloud security, there isn&#8217;t necessarily a clear winner. Each of the big three providers\u2014AWS, Azure, and GCP\u2014has its own unique set of strengths and weaknesses. So how do you decide which platform is right for your business?<\/p>\n<p>This article compares and contrasts the security features offered by each provider so you can make an informed decision about which platform is right for you. We will also go through how to choose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/cloud-security\/best-cloud-cyber-security-tips\/\">best cloud security<\/a> certification that will further your career as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/train-certify\/certified-cloud-security-engineer-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"letter-spacing: var(--the7-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--the7-base-text-transform); word-spacing: normal;\">certified cloud security professional.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94bfbb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94bfbb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b50903d\" data-id=\"b50903d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485d11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"485d11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AWS vs Azure vs GCP Market Share &amp; Security Features<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb091e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb091e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AWS, GCP, and Azure are the three biggest cloud service providers by ECCouncil in the world. All three offer a variety of security features to their customers, but there are some key differences between them.<\/p><h3>Amazon Web Series (AWS) Cloud Services<\/h3><ul><li>AWS is the market leader in cloud services, with a 37% market share (Holori, 2021).<\/li><li>Its main USP related to security is the comprehensive suite of security features, which include data encryption, DDoS protection, and identity and access management (IAM).<\/li><li>It also has a strong focus on compliance, with over 90 compliance certifications.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Microsoft Azure Cloud Services<\/h3><ul><li>Azure is the second largest cloud provider, with a 23% market share (Holori, 2021).<\/li><li>Its main USP in terms of security is the robust identity management system, which includes multi-factor authentication and single sign-on.<\/li><li>It also has a number of compliance certifications, including ISO 27001 and HIPAA.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Service Provider<\/h3><ul><li>GCP is the third largest cloud provider, with a 9% market share (Holori, 2021).<\/li><li>Its main USP when it comes to security is its tight integration with Google\u2019s other products, which makes it easy to deploy a comprehensive security solution.<\/li><li>It also offers several unique security features, such as per-user activity monitoring and customer-managed encryption keys.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b1d902 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b1d902\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a64e4f\" data-id=\"5a64e4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b788510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b788510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biggest Cloud Data Breaches in the Last 5 Years<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3949a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3949a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data breaches are becoming more and more common, with large companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft being affected in recent years. Here is a look at some of the biggest data breaches that have happened at these three companies in the past five years.<\/p><ol><li><strong>Amazon:<\/strong> In 2019, Amazon had a data breach that affected over 100 million customers. This breach exposed customer names, email addresses and phone numbers. Amazon did not disclose how the breach occurred, but it is believed that hackers were able to gain access to Amazon\u2019s systems through a third-party vendor (TechCrunch, 2022).<\/li><li><strong>Google:<\/strong> In 2016, Google was hit by a data breach that affected over 1 million customers. This breach exposed customer names, email addresses, birthdates and gender information. Google blamed the breach on a \u201cbug\u201d in its system that allowed hackers to gain access to its systems (Check Point Software, 2016).<\/li><li><strong>Microsoft:<\/strong> In 2019, Microsoft had a data breach that affected over 250 million customers. This breach exposed customer names, email addresses and password hashes. Microsoft blamed the breach on a \u201cmisconfiguration\u201d in its system that allowed hackers to gain access to its systems (LifeLock Norton, 2022).<\/li><\/ol><p>These are just a few of the many data breaches that have happened at large companies in recent years. Data breaches can have a major impact on customers, so it\u2019s important for companies to take steps to protect their data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e7722b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e7722b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e80522e\" data-id=\"e80522e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ca1c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4ca1c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cloud Security: A Shared Responsibility Model<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afba80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3afba80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s a common misconception that security is solely the responsibility of the IT department. In reality, security is a shared responsibility between IT and the employees of an organization. Both groups need to be aware of the potential risks and take steps to mitigate them.<\/p><p>As more and more businesses move to the cloud, the need for qualified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/cloud-security\/about-certified-cloud-security-professionals\/\">cloud security professionals<\/a> has never been greater. The EC-Council Certified Cloud Security Engineer (CCSE) credential is designed to help IT professionals who want to specialize in securing cloud environments. The CCSE trains cybersecurity professionals interested to learn about all the platforms along with cloud neutral concepts.<\/p><p>The CCSE credential covers cloud security topics for all of the top three cloud providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). In addition, the CCSE covers key security concepts such as risk management, identity and access management, data encryption and incident response.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c19475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c19475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-745debc\" data-id=\"745debc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4c9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd4c9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Makes ECCouncil\u2019s CCSE Certification Unique?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7bc58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7bc58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EC-Council&#8217;s CCSE program is the only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/cloud-security\/best-cloud-security-certifications\/\">cloud certification<\/a> that covers both vendor-neutral and vendor-specific cloud security. The CCSE certification is designed for security professionals who want to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in securing cloud computing environments. CCSE\u2019s training covers a broad range of topics, including Governance, risk management, and compliance in the cloud, Data\/application and operation security, Cloud Penetration Testing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/computer-forensics\/what-is-cloud-forensics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud Forensics investigation<\/a>, Incident Response, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.<\/p><p>CCSE is a comprehensive unique program that delivers a mix of vendor-neutral and vendor-specific cloud security concepts. As a vendor-neutral program, it\u2019s an ideal choice for organizations that use a variety of different technologies. The course is also vendor specific, meaning that it covers specific types of devices and software from major vendors such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This program enables candidates to acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/cloud-security\/the-rising-demand-for-certified-cloud-security-engineers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cloud security skills<\/a> by training them in a simulated environment with 50+ labs designed to match real-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/cloud-security\/what-are-the-security-challenges-in-cloud-computing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cloud security challenges<\/a> and perform special security tasks essential for a cloud security role.<\/p><p>What are you waiting for? Get started on your path to becoming a cloud security engineer today!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb838bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb838bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c41d99b\" data-id=\"c41d99b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fa5fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9fa5fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb51e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb51e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Holori. (2021, August 5). Outstanding cloud market size growth: AWS vs Azure vs GCP market share in 2021. <em>https:\/\/holori.com\/2021-cloud-market-size-and-aws-azure-gcp-market-share\/<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>TechCrunch. (2022, September 22) Ex-Amazon employee convicted over data breach of 100 million CapitalOne customers. <em>https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/06\/21\/amazon-paige-thompson-capitalone-breach\/<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>Check Point Software. (2016, November 30). More Than 1 Million Google Accounts Breached by Gooligan. <em>https:\/\/blog.checkpoint.com\/2016\/11\/30\/1-million-google-accounts-breached-gooligan\/<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>LifeLock Norton. (2022, September 22). Microsoft accidentally exposed 250 million customer records \u2014 What you should know. <em>https:\/\/lifelock.norton.com\/learn\/data-breaches\/microsoft-exposed-250-million-customer-records<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39876b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39876b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e49faf\" data-id=\"2e49faf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740a8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"740a8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Author <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae996a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ae996a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ryan Clancy is a writer and blogger. With 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience, he&#8217;s passionate about all things engineering and tech. He also loves bringing engineering (especially mechanical) down to a level that everyone can understand. Ryan lives in New York City, and writes about everything engineering and tech.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bca1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7bca1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n\"@type\": \"Person\",\r\n\"name\": \"Ryan Clancy\",\r\n\"jobTitle\": \"Mechanical Engineering\",\r\n\"worksFor\": \"Engineering and tech freelance writer and blogger\",\r\n\"gender\": \"Male\",\r\n\"knowsAbout\": [\r\n\"Ryan Clancy is a writer and blogger. 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