‘Going Cloud’ Requires More, Not Less, Cybersecurity

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By William Murphy
Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey

It seems that everyone is “going cloud,” or soon will be. If you are not already in the cloud, chances are you are working your way toward getting there, or you are at least thinking about it.

One reason you are thinking about abandoning those servers in your back office is to avoid the possibility of cyberattack and the loss of your data, or a “holdup for your data” in the form of ransomware. You think that moving to the cloud is going to give you the ultimate in cybersecurity when it comes to protecting your data and the confidential information within it. You had better think again!