Gradually but surely, cloud infrastructure and services are penetrating deeper into the corporate IT environment. Cloud computing is changing everything from how businesses operate, to how they connect, to how they develop and deliver software and services. As organisations increase the amount of off-premise IT infrastructure they use, maintaining a high level of security and control over digital assets in the cloud becomes critical. Security has been a key concern hindering the cloud migration trend in recent years. According to a 2017 cloud security survey conducted by Crowd Research Partners, security topped the list of cloud inhibitors, with 33 per cent of respondents marking security risks as one of the biggest barriers to cloud adoption in their organisations. And while cloud security has many facets, one of the largest, most visible issues is the security and privacy of sensitive data. A range of highly publicised data leaks in recent years have resulted in financial loss, legal repercussions, resignation of top executives and damaged brand reputation. These events serve as an ongoing reminder of the importance of data security in the cloud. Keeping secrets safe in the cloud Without underestimating the significance of security, enforcing it on any data that reaches the cloud likely isn’t a practical or prudent goal for the typical cloud-minded organisation. To implement cloud data security in an effective manner, the first step businesses should take is to assess what secrets are kept there that need protection. Secrets are essentially any data that if exposed would cause… [Read full story]
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