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Only a third of sensitive data stored in cloud-based applications is encrypted (Help Net Security)
2016-07-26 17:27

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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