Cyber Security

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Cyber Security
A recent trend, many enterprises are moving information technology operations to an infrastructure whose connectivity is Internet dependent, typically referred to as cloud computing. Cloud computing offers a number of security advantages but, according to
Brodkin
, (2008) is “fraught with security risks.” The risks posed by cloud computing include: privileged user access by persons outside the enterprise; risk of a lack of compliance with regulations; not knowing where the enterprise’s data is stored; the possibility that the enterprise’s data isn’t appropriately segregated from that of other organizations; recovery in the case of a disaster; lack of support for the investigation of illegal or inappropriate activity; and...

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