Cloud App Security: the Answer to Advanced Office 365 Threats

Grazed from TrendMicro. Author: Chris Taylor.

Cloud computing has fundamentally changed the way we do business, for the better. The software-as-a-service industry alone has matured at an astonishing rate over the past few years to the point where it’s no longer only those risk-taking early adopters signing up – businesses of all shapes and sizes are jumping on board. But while the benefits of taking that cloud journey are familiar to us all, so are the risks.

And top of those risks, the number one barrier in the eyes of U.S. businesses, is security. That’s why, as of June 25, we’re delighted to announce the general availability of Trend Micro™ Cloud App Security – a comprehensive new security suite offering advanced threat protection and DLP for all your favorite Microsoft Office 365 applications…

A cloudy business

Office 365 has been one of the success stories of cloud computing. Last year, Microsoft described it as its “fastest growing business.” It’s at the forefront of the computing giant’s transformation of its business from offering primarily license-based on-premise software to cloud-based apps and services. Featuring business-critical products such as Exchange, Lync, and SharePoint, and the Office Online suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneDrive, it’s not hard to see why it has become so popular…

Read more from the source @ http://blog.trendmicro.com/cloud-app-security-the-answer-to-advanced-office-365-threats/