Earlier, the concept of cloud security was obscure and hence corporate executives and IT professionals used to tremble even at its very mention. The reason behind it was that only few could protect the data. Since data is vulnerable to hacking therefore any minor negligence could put the enterprise at risk. However, things changed in 2015. Businesses need not have to be concerned about cloud computing security due to the following reasons:

• Introduction of new and effective methods to safeguard data through company suites, backups/redundancy and virtualization.
• One needs to be extremely cautious while choosing a vendor and it is highly recommended to visit their site in person in order to scan their system.
• Finally, with the advent of advanced technologies companies started using cloud computing without any worries.

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Cloud computing has become an essential element in the business setting. Still, there are a number of corporates, who stay away from it because lack of trust on cloud computing security. This has been caused by several myths and misconceptions.

Sue Poremba, Information Security Writer, in her article on Forbes, has tried to clear 7 misconceptions about security threats in cloud computing. They are:

• Misconception #1: The public cloud is more easily breached.
• Misconception #2: All cloud apps are created equal.
• Misconception #3: You can rely on the cloud service provider to protect your business.
• Misconception #4: The end user is powerless when it comes to securing the cloud.
• Misconception #5: The corporate network provides protection even when using cloud apps.
• Misconception #6: The real problems are the lack of security features, gotcha contracts, and no transparency.
• Misconception #7:  have strong authentication mechanisms broadly implemented.

To know more, please visit the following link:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sungardas/2015/05/12/7-common-misconceptions-about-security-threats-in-cloud-computing/