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Security to the core: Top five considerations for securing the public cloud

Answers to pressing questions from IT architects on public cloud security

Published August 2020
IBMcloud

Did you know that according to a study conducted by McKinsey &Co. of 90 enterprise class organizations that 80% plan on having 10% or more of their critical workloads in the cloud by 2020?

The study points out that using public cloud is expected to disrupt the traditional cybersecurity models organizations have. This is why IT architects around the world are asking how to mitigate security risks while still moving ahead with public cloud plans?

There are top considerations that CTOs and IT teams address when choosing public cloud security solutions. Among the top comes the following 5 points:

  • Choosing Bare Metal provides an isolated environment
  • Not all Public Cloud Firewalls are created equal
  • Security Groups have many and varied rules
  • Encryption keys are key to success
  • Ease of use shouldn’t mean sacrificing performance or security

You can learn more about how to get public cloud security right by downloading this report here.