{"id":353,"date":"2015-03-16T03:04:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T03:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockedit.net\/?p=353"},"modified":"2015-03-16T03:19:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T03:19:31","slug":"cloud-solutions-and-the-security-of-data-in-the-financial-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unlockedit.net\/?p=353","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Solutions and the Security of Data in the Financial Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #808080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unlockedit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20708200_m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-355 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unlockedit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20708200_m.jpg\" alt=\"cloud unlpcked\" width=\"698\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unlockedit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20708200_m.jpg 848w, https:\/\/www.unlockedit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20708200_m-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/a>Some considerations about the CSA Survey.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Cloud Computing<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> is one of the top trends for IT and it\u2019s expected to grow in the upcoming years. However, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>cloud solutions<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> stil meets <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">a large number of security concerns, particularly <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>data security<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> concerns. And even if we are perfectly aware that a good use of cloud respects the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>safety of systems and data<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, the reason of this certainty are not so easy to explain when you are \u201cface-to-face\u201d with a worried businessman with legal responsibilty towards his own clients. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It\u2019s not a coincidence that according to the survey report \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.cloudsecurityalliance.org\/initiatives\/surveys\/financial-services\/Cloud_Adoption_In_The_Financial_Services_Sector_Survey_March2015_FINAL.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #00000a;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How cloud is being used in the financial sector<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u201d (CSA \u2013 Cloud Security Alliance, March 2015) , financial services firms appears to be the most apprehensive about <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>adopting cloud computing<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. Here follows a list of major concerns:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">confidentiality of data (60% of respondents)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>loss of control of data<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> (55 % of respondents)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">data breaches (55% of respondents)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>data loss<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> ( 42% of respondents)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In spite of these worries, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmagazine.com\/study-financial-firms-cite-data-security-as-top-concern-regarding-cloud-adoption\/article\/402201\/2\/\"><span style=\"color: #00000a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Jim Reavis, CEO of the CSA, told SCMagazine.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> that <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>cloud computing<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Cambria, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> has become a requirement for doing business in the financial sector, and that it has shown to be superior to other solutions in certain instances, fo example in \u201creplacing the extranet with cloud to collaborate with business partners, such as with mortgage lending, where banks, mortgage brokers, appraisers and real estate agents all work with the same documents\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>experts of cloud computing projects<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">, we have seen all the concrete advantages that cloud solutions can bring to mid-sized companies who are often faced with the complexity of large companies but do not have as many internal resources to manage them. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Outsourcing of IT services in the cloud<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> means:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Release from complexity of infrastructure and application management;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Get all the benefits of next-generation solutions without heavy investment in infrastructure;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The tranquility of having certain costs and maintenance service of excellence. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Any single case is different from another, but there are few \u201cevergreen\u201d tips that a firm should take when considering the opportunities of cloud:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">find the right partner: you are not just outsourcing IT services, you are looking for somebody to take care of your systems and data. Choose well.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Security and efficiency must be two faces of the same medal; \u201csecure\u201d doesn\u2019t have to mean \u201ccomplicated\u201d or \u201cslow\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Consider also the adoption of virtual platforms. Virtual security appliances are agile, powerful, and can be deployed anywhere in your infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Create a security policy for your employees and your network: the safety of systems belongs to people in the first place,. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Continuously update your security policies, both your users and the IT infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If you\u2019d like to explore all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unlockedit.net\/index.php\/contatti_en\/\">the opportunities that cloud computing could bring to your business, contact us<\/a>: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Unlocked ITNovation<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> delivers cloud services within defined projects, which go beyond the pure concept of the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>repository cloud services<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some considerations about the CSA Survey. 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