Cloud Computing
Risks involved in cloud computing and how service providers can help mitigate them
Cloud computing solutions are being adopted by both government and business organizations considering the many benefits it can offer like reduced costs, scalability, flexibility, etc. however, there are several organizations big and small who hesitate to migrate to the cloud as well owing to lingering concerns about the reliability of the service providers and concerns about data security. However, you can be assured of the best services and advanced protection against data security threats when you chose Royer networks to help your organization migrate to the cloud.
Cybersecurity threats
The cybersecurity risks that several organizations are concerned about and are quite commonplace as well includes
- Identity theft
- Compliance violations
- Revenue loss associated with diminished customer trust
- Malware infection
- Data breaches
Securing cloud computing
Whether you are reaching out to software as a service SaaS, platform as a service PaaS, or Infrastructure as a service IaaS, service providers for your cloud computing requirements, they should and would be offering solutions that detect threats before they affect the data center. This would help allay security concerns related to
Loss of data
Cloud computing involves ceding some control from you or your organization to the service provider. There is always the risk of sensitive data landing in somebody else's hands. If the security of a cloud service is breached, hackers could potentially gain access to intellectual property or other personal files.
Malware infections
The high volume of data stored on the cloud that is stored using internet connection increases the risk of cyberattacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks is the most common cyberattack, whereby hackers send unprecedented volumes of traffic to an application, thereby trying to crash the servers.
Legal/compliance issues
With increasing legislation on data protection, staying compliant is becoming more difficult. It can be addressed only by having steadfast rules. However, cloud computing offers easy access to data on a large scale. It can be difficult to keep track of who can access this information.
Cloud computing service providers should devise effective means to counter these threats.
Security advantages in cloud computing
The security advantages of cloud computing are a possibility owing to important factors. They are
Economies of scale
The cloud service providers like Royer Networks can spread the cost of data security for large volumes of customers. It applies to customers across multiple cloud data centers as well. This means that there is scope to allocate more human and financial resources to monitor and manage physical, technical, and operational security than you can imagine. Also, the Data would be replicated across many different data centers, which means reduced chances for data loss.
Division of labor
A managed cloud service provider would be able to hire the services of an expert to handle the security threats effectively. They can afford the costs as they can use the expertise to avert threats across different data centers. This is in contrast to hiring the services of experts to engage in data security operations for your organization alone.
While there are several worrying factors it is also important for you to understand that when the process of migrating to the cloud is implemented properly as is the case with every project handled by Royers Network, Maryland, your cloud computing security would be as good as or even better than on-premise cybersecurity measures that you have in place.