UNDERSTANDING THE CLOUD AND ITS CHALLENGES FOR EFFECTIVE ADOPTION
TECHNOLOGY
Britton , Application and Cloud Security Practice Lead at NTT Ltd . “ it does not provide a one-size-fits-all solution and presents some risks which are different to traditional IT systems .”
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UNDERSTANDING THE CLOUD AND ITS CHALLENGES FOR EFFECTIVE ADOPTION
“ Before you consider the cloud , you need to understand your business strategy and goals for using this resource ,” says Britton . “ Organisations must carefully consider and articulate what the business reasons are for moving to the cloud before building the strategy to get there . Understanding your business strategy helps to define the base level security controls expected from your cloud service provider ( CSP ), and any additional security controls the organisation may need to meet the business requirements . With more and more businesses migrating to cloud services as part of their digital transformation there is an increased likelihood of cloud related breaches . The Department for Digital , Culture , Media and Sport reported in its Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018 that businesses using cloud computing were more
“Organisations must carefully consider and articulate what the business reasons are for moving to thecloud before building the strategy to get there ”
— Nathan Britton Application and Cloud Security Practice Lead , NTT Ltd .
MARCH 2020