Cloud security myths you may have heard

 Cloud security is a major concern for companies that undertake digital transformation strategies. After all, virtualizing IT capabilities and services can create a sense of loss of control.


A study by the Ponemon Institute in several countries, including Brazil, points out that 33% of respondents are unsure or do not agree that their organizations are committed to protecting confidential information in the cloud.


Therefore, ensuring that data produced, stored and shared in cloud computing is always available, complete and reliable is a very relevant topic.


1. Public clouds are not secure


The word “public” may initially give the impression that the use of software and virtualized equipment is not safe, but this is not true.


The public cloud is so named because it is maintained by a provider that delivers resources to multiple customers from one or more data centers. This practice follows strict information security protocols, including well-defined access and operation layers.


Hiring resources from a public cloud, therefore, does not mean opening business data to the general public. An interesting metaphor is the following: the provider's datacenter is a building, your company is renting one of the apartments and no one, besides your IT team, has the key to enter this property.


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2. It is very complex to maintain security in the cloud

It is also not true that the company that hires cloud services needs to maintain a large information security team to deal with the risks.

The role of the IT Engineer usually depends on the organization’s network configuration and needs. An IT engineer may be confined to just one team or assigned to multiple teams.

On the contrary, the cloud provider is in charge of keeping their data centers free from threat. To this end, it follows practices that have been tested and approved at the international level, uses cryptography and other protection methods, has qualified staff and the latest tools to monitor everything and act preventively.

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