GEC NEWS WIREGlobal organizations are struggling to secure data in the cloud due to the lack of critical governance and security practices in place
A majority of IT organizations are kept in the dark when it comes to protecting corporate data in the cloud, putting confidential and sensitive information at risk. This is just one of the findings of a recent Ponemon Institute study commissioned by SafeNet. The study, titled “The Challenges of Cloud Information Governance: A Global Data Security Study,” surveyed more than 1800 IT and IT security professionals worldwide.
Among the key findings, the research indicates that while organizationsare increasingly using cloud computing resources, IT staff is having trouble controlling the management and security of data in the cloud. “The findings reveal that global organizations are struggling to secure data in the cloud due to the lack of critical governance and security practices in place,” said Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute. “To create a more secure cloud environment, organizations can begin with simple steps such as including IT security in establishing security policies and procedures; increasing visibility into the use of cloud applications, platforms, and infrastructure; and protecting data with encryption and stronger access controls, such as multi-factor authentication.”
Sebastien Pavie, regional sales director, MEA, SafeNet said, “As we’ve seen in 2014 with a raft of record-breaking data breaches, organizations are attacked frequently from different angles. In order to mitigate risk, there needs to be focused coordination and new approaches to securing data in the cloud, and IT needs to be at the center of this migration.”
