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Volume 15
August 2017 Edition
How to Use Cloud Services Securely, Sekhar
Sarukkai, Skyhigh Networks
Written by Sekhar Sarukkai, Skyhigh Networks Co-founder
and Chief Scientist
With 18% of the data in the cloud containing some form of
sensitive information, there is a legitimate risk with putting that
information in the cloud, especially if the security of the cloud
application is not properly vetted. (Image courtesy of Skyhigh
Networks)
Without a doubt, the cloud is the future
of collaboration and data storage.
In fact, as of 2016, companies were using 1427
cloud services on average, a 23.7 percent in-
crease from the prior year.
As cloud solutions are increasingly becoming
indispensable to businesses, it is becoming in-
creasingly impossible to avoid using the cloud
simply due to security concerns.
That being said, there are still serious security
threats that need to be considered.
The typical organization faced 23 cloud security
threats per month in 2016.
With 18 percent of the data in the cloud contain-
ing some form of sensitive information, there is a
legitimate risk with putting that information in the
cloud, especially if the security of the cloud appli-
cation is not properly vetted.
Do You Know What Cloud Apps Are Be-
ing Used at Your Company?
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