Have you stopped listening when details of the latest ransomware attack hits the news?
WannaCry, Meltdown and Spectre, and Nyetya are real threats to your midsized business. They attack businesses of all size, sometimes randomly, and every day the attacks are becoming more and more sophisticated.
How can you possible keep up with all of the new threats when you’re focused on growing your business?
The good news is, you don’t have to. The other good news is that you can rest assured that the cloud is the best security options for most businesses – of all sizes. It also offers all kinds of flexibility for your IT systems and usually lowers overall IT costs. So, if you put your midsized business on the right cloud journey, it can be a big win in more area than one.
Let the cloud service providers be the security experts
You should expect bank-grade security in the cloud.
Cloud service providers have the experts and the resources to deliver that level of security. They keep up with the changing landscape of threats and the solutions that can meet them head on, plus they’re protecting so many businesses that they see a huge range of vulnerabilities and threats that make them better at what they do. This means they can spot your vulnerabilities way before you can. This also means that they know what to do when they spot a potential threat and how to scale that out to all the businesses they protect. It’s an ongoing circle of automated improvements to your security – something you likely couldn’t do on your own.
Monitoring and managing security is more than a full-time job
Few midsized businesses have the resources or the budget to provide 24x7x365 security monitoring and management. But to truly keep you safe, that’s what you need. Not to mention the ability to act instantly on any threat or attack.
Here’s an example of cloud-security that is “always on.” You want to protect your data at all times. Whether in storage, in transit, or when it’s being created. Cloud solutions use 256-bit encryption to protect that data at all times so even if the information is intercepted, it can’t be read.
Keep up with compliance requirements
HIPAA, PCI DSS, and other regulations are complex and you need to meet all of the best practice standards plus keep up with any changes to the regulations. It’s a lot of work and can be an expensive process.
Cloud service providers have a combination of infrastructure, expertise, and solutions that support your compliance easily and quickly.
A simplified business continuity plan
What will you do if the network goes down? If you’re hosting your network on-premises, it’s only as good as the server(s) you have in place. What if the server is damaged or destroyed?
A cloud-based solution will not rely on a single server. It’s made up of a series of back-up systems (on-site and off-site) that are each protected by the highest standards of network and physical security. If one of their servers were to go down, they can switch to and rely on another.
This scenario is what makes it possible for you to “virtualize” your IT in the cloud. There are copies of your files, applications, and desktops made while the “real” version is kept separate and secured. So, if the worst were to happen, you tap into that “real” version and keep rolling.
Your journey to the cloud
We know you might have more questions about the cloud – and not just about the security it offers. And we want to help. Get in touch for more information on a custom roadmap for your midsized business.
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