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TRENDING STORY
















                  rethinking Cloud security strategy



            Amidst pandemic and mounting Threats



          Cloud security is not a new concept,                          ften, this results in numerous complexities
                                                                        since the deployment of security solutions
          but it certainly is one of the most                    Omay differ from one cloud platform to
          critical components of the cloud                       another, and can also have their functional
          environment. As cybercriminals                         limitations. It is this kind of deployment that limits
          continue to search for loopholes to                    the actual potential of cloud computing, and many
                                                                 organizations fail to address the security challenges
          exploit the security infrastructure,                   holistically.
                                                                    Before the COVID-19 disease hit the world, the
          it is crucial to implement robust,                     cloud security adoption rate was growing at a
          dynamic, agile, and effective cloud                    steady pace. In 2019, cloud computing witnessed a
          security solutions, similar to the                     steady rise from 24% to around 86% over six years.

          cloud computing infrastructure                         COVID-19, however, caused this adoption rate to
                                                                 spike further, in particular, because of the growing
          that needs protection. An effective                    need to work remotely. Cloud-based virtual desktop
          security system must protect                           infrastructure and other collaborative tools help
          connections between users and                          employees to stay in touch with one another. It
                                                                 has further increased the confidence of enterprises
          data, apart from securing all the                      who have or are in the process of embracing cloud

          other connections to every virtual or                  computing. As the novel coronavirus continues to
                                                                 spread further, business leaders and executives have
          physical device that forms a part of                   come to realize that cloud security is the key to
          the infrastructure.                                    building resilient organizations in the future.


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