Continuous Cyber Situational Awareness Framework

This document is a technical report that outlines the concept of continuous cyber situational awareness and its importance for effective hybrid cloud security. It describes how organizations can achieve comprehensive visibility into their assets and activities across hybrid cloud networks. The report emphasizes the necessity of continuous monitoring to maintain real-time security status and to identify vulnerabilities and threats. It details the processes involved in continuous monitoring, including the collection, correlation, and analysis of security-related data. The report also discusses the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards for continuous monitoring and the Risk Management Framework (RMF) that supports ongoing awareness of information security. Additionally, it highlights the challenges organizations face in maintaining security in dynamic environments and the need for automation in monitoring processes. The document concludes with a discussion on the requirements and benefits of continuous monitoring in both public and commercial sectors, referencing relevant regulations and standards.