CLOUD SERVICES ARE NO FAILSAFE AGAINST HACKS AND SHOULD STILL TAKE PRECAUTIONS, SAY EXPERTS
September 1st, 2016
There is tenacious debate surrounding whether data stored in third party cloud-based IT services is more or less secure than data that is stored locally on specific devices. But as cloud services usage has exploded in recent years, concern remains over whether they are prepared for the risks of a hacking breach, given the increasing sophistication of cybercriminals. Mandy Kovacs reports.
According to a report titled ‘Cloud Computing Trends: 2015 State of the Cloud Survey’, published in February 2015 by RightScale Inc, a US-based consultancy ...
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