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Study Shows Cloud Data Security Still a Challenge for Many Companies

Only a third of sensitive data stored in cloud-based applications is encrypted.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Despite the continued importance of cloud computing resources to organizations, companies are not adopting appropriate governance and security measures to protect sensitive data in the cloud. These are just a few findings a Ponemon Institute study titled “The 2016 Global Cloud Data Security Study,” commissioned by Gemalto. The study surveyed more than 3,400 IT and IT security practitioners worldwide to gain a better understanding of key trends in data governance and security practices for cloud-...

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