The future of cloud security
By Paul Spagnoletti, Business Executive: Cloud & Security at iOCO
Paul Spagnoletti, Business Executive: Cloud & Security, iOCO.
Over the past few years, as more high-profile breaches made the news – and as more data has started making its way into the cloud – security has become the number one priority for organisations. Despite the massive investments companies have been making to help safeguard their data and systems, constantly growing technology ecosystems, alongside constantly growing threats, have made cyber security an increasingly complex task.
The ongoing migration to multiple cloud environments has made this even more challenging. Most cloud providers rely on the shared responsibility model, which distributes accountability for security and compliance across the company and the cloud provider. This shared model can help relieve the organisation’s operational burden as the cloud provider operates, manages and controls the components from the host operating system and virtualisation layer down to the physical security of the facilities in which the service operates. The company assumes responsibility and management of the…
