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This is also a good way to
approach the challenges of en-
terprise security. Today’s busi-
ness landscape is constantly
evolving, presenting new op-
portunities and challenges –
such as the migration to public
and private clouds, wider roll-
out of mobility and bring-your-
own-device (BYOD) programs,
and the emergence of new
cyberthreats seeking to exploit
these technologies.
As their networks change
and evolve, just 35 percent of
1,900 IT professionals surveyed
in U.S.-based companies with
1,000 or more employees say
they’re “extremely confident” or
“very confident” in their organiza-
tion’s overall security posture –
leaving 65 percent feeling vulner-
able. Check Point Technologies’
2017 Cyber Security Survey
sug-
gests that the lack of confidence
is directly linked to cloud and
mobile security concerns.
Rising Cloud
Concerns
Shared cloud hosting of-
fers many direct advantages to
businesses, particularly those
without extensive on-site data
By
Tara
Seals
Risks of Rewards
T
he Zen monk Shunryu Suzuki said
that one should pursue even the most
advanced study with the mind-set of a
beginner – coming to it open in order
to consider new possibilities.
Large enterprises
lack security
confidence
thanks to cloud,
mobility
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