Every Silver Cloud Has a Dark Lining: a Primer on Cloud Computing, Regulatory and Data Security Risk

摘要

As cloud computing continues to push into the mainstream of information processing, data storage and cross-border communication, it is critical that the risks to data are consistently reviewed and that the threats identified are mitigated to a level commensurate with the value of the data. The value of a cloud computing infrastructure is measurable: savings can be achieved in data accessibility, customer relationship management, and decreased hardware costs and infrastructure support, but the costs of a breach or of lost data can easily outstrip any savings with the potential regulatory agency fines, civil lawsuits and reputational damage. Remember that it is always the enterprise's responsibility to keep its data confidential, maintain their integrity, assure their availability, meet its obligations under regulations and laws, and not get lost in the clouds.