# Secure your Cloud-Native Apache Kafka System—an Introduction to Confluent Cloud Security

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**Created:** [10 November 2022 17:03 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/secure-your-cloud-native-apache-kafka-system-an-introduction-to-confluent-cloud-security/6504 "2022-11-10T17:03:24Z")\
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How can you know your Apache Kafka® data is protected from eavesdroppers and prying eyes throughout its journey from producer to consumer, both as it passes over the wire, and comes to rest in storage?

If you are interested in learning more about Kafka security, authenticating identities and applications, encryption, RBAC, as well as securing your streaming data on Confluent Cloud, you might like these resources:

[Confluent Cloud Security](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/cloud-security/intro/?utm_source=community-forum&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_campaign=tm.devx_ch.cd-confluent-cloud-security_content.confluent-cloud) [Course]

[Apache Kafka Security](https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/security/intro/?utm_source=community-forum&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_campaign=tm.devx_ch.cd-confluent-cloud-security_content.confluent-cloud) [Course]

[Learn How to Secure Your Apache Kafka Cluster Automatically](https://www.confluent.io/blog/how-to-secure-kafka-clusters/?utm_source=community-forum&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_campaign=tm.devx_ch.cd-confluent-cloud-security_content.confluent-cloud) [Blog]

[Apache Kafka® Security Best Practices ft. Rajini Sivaram](https://developer.confluent.io/podcast/apache-kafka-security-best-practices/?utm_source=community-forum&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_campaign=tm.devx_ch.cd-confluent-cloud-security_content.confluent-cloud) [Podcast]

[Confluent Cloud](https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/overview.html?utm_source=community-forum&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_campaign=tm.devx_ch.cd-confluent-cloud-security_content.confluent-cloud) [Documentation]