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    Four Cloud Computing Challenges

    Before there are any substantial repercussions to business operations, organizations must have the right security policies in place to identify hostile insider activity and mitigate risks.  

    Four Cloud Computing Challenges

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    Before there are any substantial repercussions to business operations, organizations must have the right security policies in place to identify hostile insider activity and mitigate risks.

    FREMONT, CA: Even though the cloud has many advantages, it also has its own set of obstacles and security concerns. Collaborating with a managed cloud service provider you trust and have complete faith in preserving your data is an ideal way to help mitigate threats. The trust you develop with your partner will go a long way toward helping you expand and secure your cloud business. Here are four challenges of cloud computing:

    Cyberattacks

    Cybercriminals and threat actors are continually refining their hacking skills, and cloud settings are swiftly becoming one of their most popular targets. Businesses must understand their cyber risk so they can make the necessary changes to protect themselves from cyberattacks. This can be done by conducting various threat assessments, which will reveal gaps in the organization's current defense posture and deficiencies in a wide range of security technologies. Following that, the company might use remediation strategies to improve the effectiveness of its cybersecurity solution.

    Misconfiguration

    Since cloud infrastructure is intended to be widely accessible and encourage data sharing, it can be challenging for businesses to verify that only authorized users have access to their data. This problem might worsen if they don't have visibility or control over their infrastructure in their cloud hosting environment.

    Misconfiguration can cause major cloud security difficulties for enterprises, with the resulting consequences hurting day-to-day operations. Those in charge of supervising their organization's cloud solution should be conversant with the security measures supplied by their cloud service provider to avoid misconfigurations.

    Lack of Visibility

    This lack of visibility in a cloud domain can lead to cloud computing security vulnerabilities that put enterprises at risk. Collaborating with a managed cloud service provider can aid solve these problems, as long as the provider has strong and effective security controls in place that also meet a company's regulatory needs.

    Internal Threats

    While this is a problem in on-premises environments, it also poses a risk and security difficulty in cloud computing. Since the nature of the cloud and the fact that the infrastructure is available over the public internet, detecting suspicious activity related to malevolent insiders might be much more challenging. A data breach may already be underway by the time any concerns are discovered. Before there are any substantial repercussions to business operations, organizations must have the right security policies in place to identify hostile insider activity and mitigate risks.

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