The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced in late July a number of milestones in its continued efforts to spearhead global transparency for cloud services.
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Managing data or private clouds on-site can be more convenient, but also more dangerous – physical hazards such as natural disasters or fire can leave data storage facilities beyond recovery, losing terabytes of precious data.
Findings from the latest Alert Logic State of Cloud Security Report highlight that Web application attacks are the most significant security threat for IT infrastructures.