Multi-cloud session recording for compliance

Multi-cloud session recording for compliance is no longer optional. Regulations like PCI DSS, SOC 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 expect full traceability of administrator actions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and any other environment you operate. Logs alone are not enough. You need complete, tamper-proof playback of every privileged session.

In a multi-cloud world, teams face fragmented tooling. AWS CloudTrail cannot record SSH terminal activity. Azure Activity Logs miss keystrokes inside Kubernetes pods. GCP Ops Agent stops at system metrics. This leaves compliance gaps that auditors flag and attackers exploit.

Multi-cloud session recording closes these gaps by capturing and storing the entire interactive session—command-by-command, keystroke-by-keystroke, output included. It works across cloud providers, hybrid setups, and containerized workloads. Session playback gives you:

• Regulatory compliance: Meet evidence requirements for security audits.
• Incident response speed: Rewind actions to identify root cause and impact.
• Forensic integrity: Immutable storage with encryption and role-based access controls.
• Unified visibility: Context from all clouds in a single pane.

Implementation requires real-time interception at the protocol level (SSH, RDP, Kubernetes exec, database CLI) and seamless scaling without harming performance. Storage must meet retention rules per compliance framework—30 days, 6 months, or more—and be accessible to auditors without exposing sensitive credentials.

Security teams should automate session recording activation based on identity and policy. A federated approach ensures consistent enforcement across all providers. Index metadata—user, resource, timestamp—for fast search. Use fine-grained access policies to control who can view recordings, preventing data misuse.

The biggest advantage is closing multi-cloud attack surfaces. A compromised service account on one cloud can be tracked across environments. Playback reveals lateral movement steps. This directly strengthens compliance posture and operational resilience.

You can build this stack yourself or adopt a managed platform purpose-built for multi-cloud compliance. hoop.dev delivers real-time session recording across AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and on-prem in minutes, with auditor-ready playback.

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