Cloud Security

IDG NetIQ. CONNECT in association with Cloud Security - Infographic Confidence in cloud security is low Almost half globally believe that, data moving to the cloud will become less secure, or that it is too soon to tell - and there are huge regional variations: 58% 44% 41% Europe, less secure/too soon USA, less secure/too soon APAC, less secure/too soon Consumer cloud services pose a huge risk to sensitive data Believe consumer cloud services pose a risk to sensitive data Have consumer cloud access policies in place Have moderate, limited or zero visibility into that data More than two-thirds of respondents globally believe that consumer cloud services pose a risk to sensitive data, and almost half feel they have only moderate, limited or zero visibility and control of the protection and compliance of sensitive data in the cloud when end users sign up for services on their own, even though 60% of IT managers worldwide believe they have consumer cloud access policies in place: 44% 69% 61% Moderate confidence in cloud providers Additionally, a significant minority of respondents are not confident in their cloud provider's security processes: Only moderately or not at all confident 45% Very Confident 55% Confidence in regulatory compliance is patchy Globally, most IT managers said they believed they could demonstrate regulatory compliance concerning data in the cloud but a significant proportion said felt they could not: 46% 53% 26% APAC, could not Europe, training incomplete USA, could not End user training is insufficient Globally, levels of end user training around cloud security are low, with fewer than half being fully trained. Regionally, there are large variations with most IT managers in most regions believing that training is incomplete: 60% Europe, training incomplete 59% APAC, training incomplete 57% USA, training incomplete