Data Breach and Cyber Trust Issues: What You Need to Know
What are the preventive measures that can be taken to avoid data breach in the cloud?
Many well-known companies around the world today have experienced data breaches that have cost them dearly. The number of data breaches is increasing rapidly, so everyone should be careful not to be next in line for such breaches. People who use the cloud as their computing model can feel that they are above everyone else when it comes to security. But it is even better for them to prepare in advance to avoid such mishaps.
The numbers from the govtech.com survey on this one are pretty dire. 66% of people felt that the use of cloud services in their organization reduces their ability to keep information confidential. 62% believe that the cloud services used in organizations are not aligned with the required security updates.
The above stats require some action. Here are some ways that clouds can reduce the risk of data breaches: (Venturebeat.com)
- Educate users to adopt high-quality apps: Users should be educated to use custom apps based on their needs. In this way, they will understand if there are any gaps in the application during their use. When using apps that work in a wide range, there is a chance that users will overlook problems in the app as they are not aware of its full functionality. Users can ask their providers which application is the best fit or switch between clouds to find the best fit.
- Reduce risk by blocking access to your applications: Use granular policies to prevent damage in the event of a data breach. Starting the lockdown process with applications critical to your business, move on to less critical applications, such as HR applications. You must keep your applications clearly defined to use this process.
- Understand and monitor user activities: To better protect data in the cloud, user activities must be studied. Each user in the cloud has certain privileges. Depending on their privileges, the user can read, write or share data. Understanding these activities will help provide better security.
- Know where all your data is used: Before you try to protect data in the cloud, you need to understand where the data is used. This may include uploading or downloading new data and existing data in applications. By understanding where all the data exists, one will know where to implement security.
