Security continues to be a concern for enterprises when deploying cloud workloads but is not deterring cloud adoption. Internal evaluation of threats and risks is the initial step in mitigating and managing risks but enterprises also need to know what cloud service providers (CSPs) can offer on the security, data management and compliance level. The following articles explore the types of threats that concern enterprises, how they are approaching governance and compliance issues, and the need for robust cloud security strategies.
Achieving Compliance in the Cloud
In a recent CIO article, authors Ed Tittel and Kim Lindros expound on the importance of due diligence when looking for the right cloud service provider (CSP). The article stresses the importance of persistently requesting documentation and explanation supporting any cloud governance and compliance claims made by the CSPs.
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U.S. Enterprises Trust Cloud with Sensitive Data
How IT decisions makers balance business benefits of cloud computing and big data against perceived and realistic threats was recently discussed in a Forbes article. A new threat report announced that roughly 54 percent of IT decision makers in the U.S. trust sensitive data in the cloud.
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Seeing Cybersecurity as a Business Risk
A recent Wall Street Journal article focuses on a health insurance company’s alternate view of cybersecurity. Aetna Inc. approaches cybersecurity as a business risk, as opposed to the traditional belief that cybersecurity is a technology problem. Aetna’s approach to cloud security is to have risk profile for each cloud service and monitor and reassess that service should a data breach occur.
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Aggressive Cloud Adoption Without Security Roadmaps
A Cloud Tech article reports on a survey that polled organizations regarding cloud adoption and security concerns. The results indicate that while businesses may not yet have discovered a complete security model, they are moving forward to aggressively invest in cloud computing technologies.
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