EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Cloud solutions are driving agility and hyper growth. They’re critical elements within digital transformations. However, are businesses adopting cloud without fully considering enterprise cloud security?

Cloud applications represent the mode-du-jour of delivery systems for internet-based resources. Think data storage, databases, servers and more. The popularity of cloud computing derives from the level of increased efficiency that it provides, cost reductions and its ability to supercharge productivity. Applications like Salesforce, Box and Office 365 are all cloud-based and highly regarded by enterprises worldwide.

How can you prevent application risks across your network?

Obtain security that can cover thousands of applications. You want to be sure that your application security includes cloud-based products. Certain types of application controls inspect applications, expose deep-usage and allow users to take action—all within the cloud itself.

Ensure that your organization’s application control policy permits a level of granularity that can actually expose user actions. Get full visibility into how your users are operating systems.

Enterprise cloud security: Shadow IT

As the coronavirus pandemic captured headlines and organizations pivoted to remote work, cyber security experts witnessed a steady increase in cyber attacks. An uptick in “shadow IT” might have contributed to the stream of attack successes.

The term Shadow IT refers to IT technology systems, devices, software applications and services that are applied without specific IT team permissions. Bypassing organizational requirements is often convenient, if dangerous.

Shadow IT application usage can result in compliance violations, ransomware attacks and, on occasion, system compromise.

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