How to Build Trust When it Comes to Cloud Security

Rook Security
SECOPS
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1 min readApr 23, 2015

This post originally appeared on the CloudOne Blog. Check it out here!

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When it comes to cloud security, how do you manage expectations to ensure alignment among executives and IT in the boardroom?

According to a 2013 Forrester Research survey, 50 percent of businesses in Europe and North America identify security as the number one reason for not adopting cloud computing.

In an article published in the May/June addition of InfoSecurity Professional Magazine, CloudOne’s Chief Trust and Security Officer, Jim Goldman and Rook Security’s CEO, J.J. Thompson, outline common board perspectives regarding cloud services and offer approaches CISOs — and those who aspire to the position — can take to gain the board’s trust and manage their expectations about the cloud. They also highlight three case studies in which the trust factor directly impacted the outcome, and then provide methods to create trust within your organization.

Click here to read the full article. (Article starts on page 16.)

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