Here are five experts' thoughts on cloud security for remote work

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Additionally, 76% of respondents reported using cloud services to enable remote work, and 92% expressed confidence in their companies' business continuity thanks to managed cloud services.

As organizations embrace the cloud at an ever-increasing rate and its importance to their survival, companies must now ask themselves how to ensure cloud security. Both cloud providers and end users must now take this issue more seriously.


Cloud Security in the Era of Remote Work
Nick McGuire, senior vice president and head of enterprise research at CCS Insight, believes the most long-term trend to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis will be customers' growing emphasis on cloud security.

“For most companies, the move to remote work has azerbaijan mobile database meant a move to the cloud, especially when it comes to productivity and collaboration,” he said. “One thing the crisis has exposed is the limitations of legacy security technology like VPNs, which companies will no longer rely on in a meaningful way as they move to cloud-based tools. What we’re seeing now is a clearer focus on security being built into the platform, whether it’s devices, applications, or cloud infrastructure, rather than being tied to a specific solution, as was the case in the past.”

This means that over the past few years, cloud companies have quietly become security companies.

“The depth of security offerings is inextricably linked to the trust that customers have in cloud providers. Another long-term consequence of the pandemic is that customers are placing more importance on trust in cloud providers. That’s why we’ve seen a sharp increase in investment in cloud security over the last five months,” McGuire added.

Full view
For an organisation, "a robust Tower of London-style defence" when it comes to cloud security means moving away from perimeter defences, said Stuart Reed, UK director of Orange Cyberdefence.

"Instead, they should first gain a full understanding of the network infrastructure that represents the attackers' operating environment and use that as the starting point for any new defense strategy," he said.

According to him, a significant share of cloud breaches were due to weak or stolen passwords or abuse of authority. Therefore, it is important to have a proper identification and access control strategy based on multi-factor authentication. In addition, organizations should constantly monitor clouds for anomalies. “Get visibility into who is accessing which applications and see what data is being sent to applications or downloaded. You can monitor your cloud using SIEM technology, a cloud threat detection and behavioral analytics platform, and managed services,” Reed added.