Searching Google for \u201cIs My Stuff Safe in the Cloud?\u201d produces 3,280,000 results. Likely many more people have wondered about than actually asked the question. Whether you are a parent wondering about your kid\u2019s grades being stored there or a CIO leading enterprise wide efforts to \u201cmove to the Cloud,\u201d this is a fundamental question you will face. The answer, like those to many of life\u2019s questions, is \u201cit depends.\u201d Well-designed and managed Cloud services can provide unprecedented levels of security and other benefits. But how do you know if that\u2019s what you have?<\/p>\n
The good news is you don\u2019t need to be a cybersecurity expert to gain a level of confidence in being in the Cloud. But, you should exercise whatever level of due diligence is appropriate to what you\u2019re doing in the cloud. If you are just backing up personal emails that you wouldn\u2019t mind losing you may be good to go with no further investigation.<\/p>\n
But, if your stuff and the stuff of your customers matters to you, some effort may be required to become an \u201ceducated consumer\u201d of the Cloud. You (or your designated resources) should be able to readily determine the answers to questions like these:<\/p>\n
If your current or potential CSP does not have this information readily available or does not answer your questions satisfactorily, it\u2019s time for a new CSP.<\/p>\n
Visionations provides cloud services for CrimePad\u00ae using Microsoft\u2019s Windows Azure which provides high levels of both physical and software-based security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Searching Google for \u201cIs My Stuff Safe in the Cloud?\u201d produces 3,280,000 results. Likely many more people have wondered about than actually asked the question. Whether you are a parent wondering about your kid\u2019s grades being stored there or a … Continue reading