The popularity of cloud storage technologies increases each year. Today, they are considered one of the top-notch solutions for businesses and personal goals. However, is it safe to store data in clouds?
For example, ex-CEO of Apple Steve Wozniak considers cloud storage the territory with zero control. Yet how does it go today?
At present, cloud services have become so widespread and closely integrated with the equipment of leading manufacturers of computers and various gadgets that many do not even think about where exactly their data is stored and what can happen to them.
What is essential to protect your data? The basic principles of cybersecurity govern mandatory confidentiality, integrity, and security as the three pillars of data security.
In the case of cloud storage, consider each of these principles.
1. Security. In general, large IT companies try to provide the highest security for their customers. Moreover, the focus is not only on cyberattacks but also on protection from physical destruction. But there are also loopholes for stealing data. For example, this is often an imperfect system of authentication and recovery of forgotten passwords via email, which is much easier to hack than the vault itself.
2. In general, data integrity does not raise any questions because providers do an excellent job with this task.
3. But privacy should be given more attention. So, confidentiality leaks should not occur with reliable protection, but statements about such leaks appear regularly in the media. At the same time, there are also tools to protect your privacy. For example, data encryption in cloud services. It allows you to use cryptographic keys to gain access to personal data, and only the owner can have such keys.
In general, cloud storage conquers users with its convenience. And today, they are quite suitable for storing documents and archives that are not of the highest degree of confidentiality.
