The cloud was the driving force behind much of the digital transformation sparked by COVID-19. Public cloud applications and services allowed enterprises to support employees as they shifted to a fully remote workforce, and now many major components of day-to-day business are on the cloud. In fact, the cloud market is projected to amount to $832.1 billion […]
Cloud Data Security: The Cost of Doing Nothing
The world has changed dramatically over the past couple of years – especially in the areas of business and technology. The COVID pandemic accelerated digital transformation and forced a shift to a remote or hybrid business model, leading to a significant spike in the adoption of public cloud services. Gartner estimates that public cloud services spending will increase […]
Infographic: Big Gaps Emerge Between Countries on Attitudes Towards Data Protection in the Cloud
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, can today reveal that while the vast majority of global companies (95%) have adopted cloud services[1], there is a wide gap in the level of security precautions applied by companies in different markets. Organizations admitted that on average, only two-fifths […]
Study: Cloud Data Security Still a Challenge for Many Companies
by Angela Guess A new release out of Gemalto states, “Despite the continued importance of cloud computing resources to organizations, companies are not adopting appropriate governance and security measures to protect sensitive data in the cloud. These are just a few findings a Ponemon Institute study titled ‘The 2016 Global Cloud Data Security Study,’ commissioned […]