IT Pros Give Cloud a Resounding Vote of No Confidence

Grazed from InforSecurity. Author: Phil Muncaster.

The majority of European IT professionals still believe that doing business in the cloud makes it difficult for them to secure mission-critical apps and impairs their ability to protect sensitive data, according to new research from Netskope. The cloud security firm interviewed over 1,000 IT pros across the region and found that 64% think that their firm’s use of cloud computing services reduces their ability to protect important information.

A further 59% said they thought doing business in the cloud makes it difficult to secure applications. More worryingly, a majority appeared to have little faith in their provider’s transparency and adherence to local laws. Over three-quarters (77%) said they thought their CSP would not alert them immediately after a breach of customer data, while 84% doubted their provider would tell them if sensitive IP was exposed…

What’s more, 72% said they don’t trust their CSP to obey data protection laws and regulations…

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