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Sarah Harvey / December 15, 2022
Best Practices for AWS Security AWS brings new opportunities for businesses to innovate, build, and grow – but what about the data in the cloud? Is it protected? How likely is it to be compromised? The 2019 Cloud Adoption and Risk Report from McAfee reports that the sharing of sensitive data in the cloud is increasing 53% year-over-year. The average enterprise generates over 3 billion events every month in the…
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Joseph Kirkpatrick / June 15, 2023
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, defines cloud computing as “a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.” Cloud computing is both a transformative and disruptive technology that provides an opportunity to rethink the way organizations fix problems that have been around for a…
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Sarah Harvey / December 16, 2022
The evolution of the cloud presents new security issues every day. As more and more organizations migrate user data to the cloud, it drives both cloud service customers and providers to consider how the cloud will impact the privacy and security of data. How does your organization secure your cloud environment? Just like any type of technology or IT operation, the security of your service needs to be validated by…
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Sarah Harvey / December 16, 2022
A major area of risk that we’ve recognized is remote cloud audits. We hear many organizations indicate that because they are a cloud-based organization, they do not want or need onsite assessments, but we want to help them avoid this attitude. Let’s be clear: it’s completely inaccurate to say that everything is in the cloud. Why? Let’s find out. Why You Need Onsite Assessments Human error is often the weakest…
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Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022
Most business owners understand the importance of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans. These documented sets of policies and procedures can be a lifeline to organizations following a disaster because they determine loss of operations, reputation, and revenue. But how does the cloud impact Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans? Myths about Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans for the Cloud When it comes to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery…
