Security News > 2016 > July > Only a third of sensitive data stored in cloud-based applications is encrypted (Help Net Security)

Despite the continued importance of cloud computing resources to organisations, companies are not adopting appropriate governance and security measures to protect sensitive data in the cloud, according to a new Ponemon Institute study that surveyed more than 3,400 IT and IT security practitioners worldwide. According to 73 percent of respondents, cloud-based services and platforms are considered important to their organisation’s operations and 81 percent said they will be more so over the next two years. … More →
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