Cloud Data Security: How to Analyze your Risk
February 13, 2013
Grazed from Forbes. Author: Emma Byrne.
Many organizations are adopting a “wait and see” approach to cloud computing: They’re concerned about the risks of data security. But that means they’re missing out on the benefits of the cloud. Let’s square that circle…
In part one of this series, I outlined some of the fears you might encounter when you talk to cloud naysayers. The truth is that the risks that come with cloud computing are like any other business risk: The more you understand them, the easier they are to control. Thankfully, assessing cloud-based risks has plenty in common with risk assessments of your existing business processes. Analyzing those risks doesn’t require any special magic. Business in the cloud is business as usual…
Cloud Security: It’s (All) Your Business
According to the risk management organization, COSO (the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission), the responsibility for risk management when adopting cloud services starts right at the top. Spoiler alert: it’s not (just) the CIO! In its June 2012 paper, Enterprise Risk Management for Cloud Computing, COSO outlines the five heads of the organization who are responsible for risk assessment…
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