Companies must develop better ways of evaluating the security and privacy practices of the cloud services they utilize, according to a report by Forrester released Friday.
“Auditing the cloud providers is something that needs to be done since you're essentially giving your data into the good hands of the providers,” Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO, Qualys told SCmagazineUS.com Monday.
With 21 percent of decision-makers using software as a service (SaaS) and another 26 percent considering it, businesses increasingly becoming aware of the advantages cloud computing can provide -- including financial benefits, operational improvements and the ability to collaborate more easily. But this trend that has the industry buzzing is not without its concerns -- including the privacy of data in the cloud, implications of compliance and intellectual property issues. Businesses must implement an assessment strategy when utilizing cloud computing services, according to the report titled, “How secure is your cloud?”
Forrester interviewed people from a number of cloud service providers such as Google, HP, Qualys, salesforce.com, the Jericho Forum and Websense for the report. The report concludes that when assessing cloud computing services, the goal must be to find ways to secure and optimize your investments in the cloud. An assessment strategy must include data protection, compliance, privacy, identity management, secure operations, and other related security and legal issues.
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Source: scmagazineus.com
By: Angela Moscaritolo
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