Up And Away

DRAGAN PETKOVIC, SECURITY PRODUCT LEADER ECEMEA, ORACLE, DISCUSSES WHY CLOUD SECURITY IS NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER AND WHY COMPANIES MUST DEFEND THEMSELVES AT EVERY LAYER OF THEIR IT ENVIRONMENT.

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8 7% of respondents in the recent Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report (CTR) reported having a cloud-first orientation within their organisation. The cloud is here to stay. However, with widespread adoption, comes an expanding list of challenges and new considerations. Customers rapidly adopting the cloud must also consider how their security solutions can keep pace.

Keeping Pace

The CTR goes into great depth on this concept. Traditional security procedures are no longer enough for a mobile, digital workforce. It is important to remember that cloud is all about choice and flexibility. This means that customers can retain aspects of their traditional on premises security solutions and begin to incorporate new cloud-based solutions overtime. With that being said, the time to consider innovating your security posture is now. Recent data breaches have largely been attributed to human error or cloud account misconfigurations. These attacks can be fiscally devastating, ruin brand reputation, and can even mark the end of a C-level executive’s time at the company. The stakes are high.

Breaches and Regulations