Data security is a question in the cloud. Business
executives still are clueless on the data security question in the
cloud. They would rather show worry about the security of cloud-based
applications, they are not deterred from using them to store their
personal and professional data, and they are not losing sleep over
their data and information, according to a recent survey
from SafeNet Labs, the creator of SafeMonk.
When SafeNet Labs, a technology incubator
initiative of SafeNet, Inc., asked hundreds of business
professionals worldwide if they were worried about the security of
the cloud-based applications or data stored in the cloud, 52
percent checked “Yes”; however, sixty-four percent of respondents
said they still frequently use cloud-based apps to store their
personal and professional data. Ironically, when asked what keeps
them up at night regarding their data and information, more than half
answered, “Nothing keeps me up; I sleep like a baby.”
Further examination of the sur…