New study shows wide gaps in attitudes to cloud security

While a majority of businesses around the world have adopted cloud services, a study released today reveals a wide gap in the level of security precautions applied by companies in different markets. The study from digital security company Gemalto finds that German businesses are more cautious when it comes to sharing sensitive information in the cloud (61 percent) than British (35 percent), Brazilian (34 percent) and Japanese (31 percent) organizations. Germany's lead continues when dealing with information at rest. 61 percent of German organizations say they secure sensitive or confidential information while being stored in the cloud environment, ahead of… [Continue Reading]