Cloud data security: Use a third party or do the job yourself?

Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Crystal Bedell.

While there’s a low barrier of entry to the public cloud — after all, you really just need a credit card — securely running an enterprise application in the cloud isn’t as simple. Organizations need to understand the division of responsibilities for security as well as the security requirements unique to a cloud deployment. A reasonable question, then, is do you handle cloud data security yourself or hire a third party? The answer: That depends.

For organizations that have always deployed applications in-house and are new to Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), "there is some knowledge about how to use that service that will be new to those folks," said Thomas Trappler, a consultant and instructor who specializes in mitigating cloud computing risk…

The cloud learning curve

For example, it’s not uncommon for companies to wish to integrate cloud-based applications with on-premises systems. "Some stuff will probably stay in-house that needs to communicate with the portions that are in the cloud. It’s possible that companies will need some expertise to make the cloud work with in-house systems," Trappler said. But he added that whether businesses will actually have the resources to acquire those skills is "a question mark."…

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