Greetings Bloggers!
This week in the BSIT 400 Cloud Computing and Governance Course at Bellevue University we are going to discuss the Risks of Operating in the Cloud and the vulnerabilities that it poses.
To keep it simple, when a company goes to the Cloud for a storage solution is giving up a lot of control when they do so. In the traditional sense, a company would have a storage array on their own data center and would have their own security measures to keep their data safe. They would operate their own encryption standards. When you migrate to the Cloud you are surrendering that control to the Cloud Service Provider (CSP) and you don't get the option for what type of security measures are employed and the type of encryption.
Secondly, when you are hosting all of your data with a plethora of other companies, you are essentially creating a one stop shop for cyber criminals to target and to attempt to steal the data. Lastly, on the same lines, if the ONE building where your data is hosted, if there is a natural disaster than all of your data will go along with it.
Someone would tell you to just pay for further backups of your data, but this takes away from the benefit of the Cloud being a more cost effective solution than an in-house data center.
The pros certainly do outweigh the cons in Cloud operations, but it is a factor that all companies big and small need to consider.
That is all I have for this week everyone! I hope it was at least thought provoking!
Until next week!
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