ENISA Press Release – Clearing the fog on cloud computing security

The EU’s ‘cyber security’ agency, ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency) answers the question – “How can businesses and governments get the obvious benefits of cloud computing without putting their organisation at risk?” in a new, comprehensive report on Cloud Computing: Benefits, risks and recommendations for information security.

ENISA’s new report is the first to take an independent, in-depth look at all the security and privacy issues of moving into the cloud, outlining some of the information security benefits of cloud computing, as well as 35 key security risks. ENISA and their expert group started with a survey asking businesses their main concerns in moving into the cloud. “The picture we got back from the survey was clear:” says Giles Hogben, an ENISA expert and editor of the report – “the business case for cloud computing is obvious – it’s computing on tap, available instantly, commitment-free and on-demand. But the number one issue holding many people back is security – how can I know if it’s safe to trust the cloud provider with my data and in some cases my entire business infrastructure?“.

The report answers this question with a detailed check-list of criteria which anyone can use to identify whether a cloud provider is as security-conscious as they could be. With the security check-list, customers now know the right questions to ask and providers can answer those questions just once instead of being overloaded with requests for assurance about their security practices.

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Contact the Press and Communications Officer – Ulf Bergstrom

ENISA Website – www.enisa.europa.eu/