{"id":1663,"date":"2011-02-07T09:38:06","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T17:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cosaint.net\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:49:54","slug":"security-benefits-of-cloud-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/security-benefits-of-cloud-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Benefits of Cloud Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1574\" title=\"cloud\" src=\"https:\/\/www.empowerbpo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/cloud.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/cloud.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/cloud-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Cloud computing is filled with buzzwords and, for many people, fear of the unknown. And a lot has been made of the security risks that might result from cloud computing. However, for many organizations (especially small businesses and non-profits), judicious use of cloud computing applications can have significant security benefits.<\/p>\n<p>This article from PC World &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/businesscenter\/article\/218764\/what_cloud_computing_means_for_the_real_world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">What Cloud Computing Means For the Real World<\/a> &#8211; is an excellent overview of some of the benefits that you can reap by replacing insecure practices commonly found in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p><i>Further Reading: You can find out more about cloud computing security through the resources available at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudsecurityalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cloud Security Alliance<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud computing is filled with buzzwords and, for many people, fear of the unknown. And a lot has been made of the security risks that might result from cloud computing. However, for many organizations (especially small businesses and non-profits), judicious use of cloud computing applications can have significant security benefits. This article from PC World [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infosec"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.empowerelearning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}