Don't take Cloud Security for Granted

If you're going to trust your data to the cloud, your cloud service providers need to be trustworthy. They may not be as secure as they say they are. We've seen two examples just this month:

On June 2, Sony suffered its second network breach of the year, losing control of more than a million customer records including names, addresses, passwords, and other personal information. An earlier breach in April, thought to be the largest in Internet history, exposed more than 100 million customer accounts and shut down the PlayStation Network for more than a month.

A code update at Dropbox accidentally disabled password protection on user accounts for four hours on June 19. Although Dropbox has notified everyone whose account was logged in during that four-hour window and has yet to identify any unauthorized activity, the bug has caused serious chills across the company's user base, and a fever among some customers to find an alternative.

Make sure your cloud service providers offer a level of security that meets your needs -- and your expectations!