Multi-cloud data security engine with contextual encryption and loss impact-based assessment

A method, comprising:

• determining, by an information handling system, a sensitivity level for each of a plurality of cloud resources;
• determining an encryption level for each of the cloud resources based on the sensitivity level;
• and
• encrypting data transfers between the information handling system and each of the cloud resources based on each cloud resource’s encryption level.

An information handling system, comprising:

• a memory device to store code;
• and
• a processor to execute code to determine a sensitivity level for each of a plurality of cloud resources, determine an impact level for each of the cloud resources, determine an encryption level for each of the cloud resources based on the sensitivity level and the impact level, and encrypt data transfers between the information handling system and each of the cloud resources based on each cloud resource’s encryption level;
• wherein the sensitivity level for each of the cloud resources is based upon one of an associated data access policy for each cloud resource, an associated auditing requirement for each cloud resource, and an associated data utilization metric for each cloud resource;
• and
• wherein the impact level for each of the cloud resources is based on one of an associated impact of data loss for each cloud resource and an associated impact of data corruption for each cloud resource.