Security Threats No Bigger for the Cloud but Different

Alert Logic, a company that provides Security-as-a Service, has released a study they did exploring the types of security threats faced by Service providers handling outsourced systems as opposed to in-house IT operations. They found that the level of security threats is about the same, but the types of threats differ.

The difference comes from the profile of the two types of operation. Cloud providers tend to have a suite of applications along with a single or controlled number of operating systems. In house providers tend to have many different systems knit together. Also they are dealing with the many issues presented by Bring Your own Device (BYOD) trends, which mean the opening of new points of vulnerability.

For a report on the study, check out this article.