There are many reasons why businesses are using cloud platforms. Outsourcing to the cloud adds scalability, efficiency and reliability, while reducing workloads for IT teams.
However, there is a worrying point being ignored.
Companies moving critical infrastructure to cloud platforms often assume that their providers are also secure. That protection is part of the package. But more often than not, this is not true. Moreover, not every company's internal technology team sets up critical controls and adopts the security architecture practices required on the cloud platform. This also leaves gaps that attackers can exploit.
Many of the risks that organisations have to deal with when they are working to prevent digital criminals from breaking into the corporate environment, also exist in the cloud. We're talking weak passwords, inadequate segmentation or permissive firewall rules. And there are always new risks to consider, such as the exposure of API keys in source repositories or open web directories.
All of this should be monitored, but what businesses don't always know is that the default settings for cloud platforms are often not secure. They do not include encryption, data retention, multifactor authentication and other preventative controls.
However, there is an easier path that would close all the protection gaps. Cloud platforms developed under the careful eye of cyber security, created with a DNA of protection. So that it is scalable, high performance, but also originally secure.
What is the advantage of a cloud developed with security DNA?
Every business that uses a secure cloud natively relies on fast, intelligent protection. Organizations want to get to their data with minimal downtime and no gaps in the information needed to protect their business, customer experiences and brand. Good solutions to support the business need to deliver protection, integrity, performance and availability. The technology has to be simple, so that the company has access to data and systems in a secure and controlled manner, at all times. Thus, in a routine need, such as the recovery of a file, or in a more complex one, such as the activation of a disaster recovery, the information will be recovered according to the time of the unavailable environment (RTO) and the time interval from the last backup until the services are interrupted (RPO), according to the business reality.
Protection needs to keep up with the speed of business
Data recovery must be simplified, timely if necessary. At ISH, the backup platform operates via internet and guarantees the client geographical redundancy for the storage of protected information. The disaster recovery service also simplifies the recovery process of the company's environment so that there is no interruption in business. The solution also allows the complete or partial triggering of recovery plans.
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