A survey of IT security professionals has found that 69 percent would be more likely to consider cloud vendors that are PCI or FISMA compliant, compared with 63 percent in 2010.
Other findings:
-- Only 32 percent of companies believe the cost savings associated with cloud computing outweigh security considerations for their organization, up from 26 percent in 2010
-- 69 percent of companies are considering cloud computing, up from 66 percent in 2010
Comment from Tim Keanini, CTO for nCircle: These results are a clear indication that there is demand for specific and tangible assurance of security and compliance measures from cloud vendors. IT security professionals are informed buyers. They know that cloud vendors currently produce very little evidence of their internal security and compliance processes and do not allow their customers to conduct their own security and compliance audits.
About the survey: The nCircle survey (2011 Information Cloud Computing Study) polled 551 IT security senior management, IT operations, security professionals and risk and audit managers.The survey was conducted between March 17 and March 25, 2011, and covered a range of security topics.
Contact: Download a copy of the study here.
Contact: http://www.ncircle.com
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