Lockbox on Cloud Security: Risks vs. Rewards
STRUGGLING WITH CLOUD SECURITY RISKS VS. REWARDS The Cloud has become integral to the way we do business. It is collaborative, accessible and, best of all, inexpensive and easily scalable. With that conveniences come risks: data is sent to the cloud and is often not as protected as we think. With security and privacy breaches increasing, it is important to understand how to combat those risks to ensure that data is protected. THE RISKS THE BENEFITS cost-effective reputation risks security breaches no IT hardware %24 collaborative cost of a breach scalable regulatory fines license loss always available accessible anywhere ownership questions easy updates HOW TO MAKE CLOUD BENEFITS WORK FOR YOU WITHOUT THE RISKS 1 DO YOUR RESEARCH • Read the "Terms of Service" to find out what your service provider promises • Understand how they define "“security," where the responsibility lies for keeping your data safe and, ultimately, who owns your data 2 KNOW WHO CAN SEE YOUR DATA • Ensure that your data is encrypted before it leaves your PC, during transit and in storage • Determine the level of access your cloud providers has to your data – if they can search it, they can access it UNDERSTANDING YOUR ENCRYPTION KEYS • Know who has and controls your encryption keys – they are the technology that will protect your documents • Ensure that your cloud provider or vendor can't access your encryption keys 4 FIND A SIMPLE SOLUTION • Make sure your cloud solution is convenient and easy to use "“Software as a Service" • Don't let cumbersome security measures take away from the convenience of using the cloud lockbox © 2013 Lockbox • www.lock-box.com
Lockbox on Cloud Security: Risks vs. Rewards
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