This article was originally posted at TechAdvisory.org.
With the recent release of OS X 10.8 and the impending release of Microsoft’s Windows 8, companies are set to see a dramatic increase in cloud systems that tie directly into the operating system. While cloud systems have many benefits, including lower costs, the main issue most companies focus on is security. Recent news and events have shown that the cloud may not be as secure as you might have thought.
In this year alone, nearly every major cloud provider has had issues with their services. From natural disasters to hackers, companies have seen their data exposed or unavailable, and this isn’t the first time this has happened. In 2011, Sony Entertainment had nearly 77 million accounts hacked, exposing user’s information, Dropbox had numerous service outages, and Gmail had a 30 hour outage that resulted in 44,000 accounts being lost. The list goes on and issues since 2011 go to show that cloud providers and their systems aren’t invulnerable.
