 A Ponemon study of 4,000 users worldwide reveals that organisations are now putting more sensitive data in the cloud.
There may be still be factors giving users pause about putting their data in the cloud, but it appears security of even the most common-sense variety is no longer among them.
In a stunning display of imprudence, a growing number of organisations around the world -- as revealed in a new large-scale global survey from the Ponemon Institute -- are pushing sensitive or confidential data into the cloud.
And they're doing so with few accompanying protections, and a full awareness that such practices damage their overall security posture.
It's a radical reversal of the days of the cloud "scare factor" when concerns about data security, integrity and availability kept many businesses on the cloud computing sidelines.
"Staying in control of sensitive or confidential data is paramount for most organisations today and yet our survey shows they are transferring ever more of their most valuable data assets to the cloud," said Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute, which conducted the global study of more than 4,000 organisations.
"Many organisations continue to believe that their cloud providers are solely responsible for protecting their sensitive data even though the majority of respondents claim not to know what specific security measures their cloud provider is taking."
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