Cloud security remains a barrier for CIOs across Europe

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http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240236318/Cloud-security-remains-a-barrier-for-CIOs-across-Europe

By Cliff Saran
ComputerWeekly.com
09 December 2014

Security issues are the main factor limiting the further use of cloud 
computing services, research from Eurostat has found.

In a survey conducted by the European Commission’s Eurostat statistics 
service, public cloud computing was reportedly used by 24% of large 
enterprises and 12% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the 
EU.

However, the survey noted that the risk of a security breach scored 
highest both for large enterprises and SMEs, at 57% and 38% respectively.

"Firms attach importance to the protection of their IT systems, but the 
issue can be seen in the wider context of resilience to possible security 
breaches when using the cloud," the Eurostat report stated.

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