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“The easiest way to ensure your data is protected (whether in the cloud or on a mixture of on-premise and cloud) is to invest in technology.”
Fifty-six percent of SMBs say that it is difficult managing the security of data living in hybrid infrastructures.
Human Risks
A lot of organisations think their own data is more important than their clients’ data. This is pretty concerning knowing that third-party and insider breaches are increasing.
This way of thinking will worry those that work with large supply chains given the lack of control over data security once it lives on third-party systems. Plus, like we said before, many organisations are using a hybrid environment, and they are hav- ing trouble managing the security of data—either their clients’ or their own.
Almost half of SMBs said that moving to the cloud for storage has harmed their security. Fifty-nine percent consider that the na- tive security of cloud storage providers is not strong enough to pro- tect their data. Knowing that, 80 percent are simply relying on the native security of whichever cloud storage provider they are using.
There is a clear need for a solution to ensure data in the cloud remains safe.
How to Ensure Your Data
is Secure in the Cloud?
First of all, the attitude of “my data is more important than yours” has to change. A huge number of organisations share sensitive data with their clients over email and via the cloud —and with the rise of supply chain attacks, all it takes is one mistake from one supplier to compromise your data. More and more, organisations inspect the cybersecurity of their partners before choosing to work with them. It is therefore crucial that organisations can demonstrate that they can keep their clients’ data safe.
The easiest way to ensure your data is protected (whether in the cloud or on a mixture of on-premise and cloud) is to invest in technology. It needs to proactively track, audit and report on all access to files and folders and alert IT teams to sceptical file activity the moment it occurs.
Having a solution in place that can give you a consistent and unique view of the security of your data across all your storage servers allows you to be the first to know if someone other than an authorized employee attempts
to access your data. You will then be able to
react quickly.
François Amigorena is the founder and CEO of IS Decisions.
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