KPMG highlights need for security teams to move beyond traditional approaches>
Business Today
KPMGâs latest report, Securing the cloud has detailed the need for security teams to move beyond traditional approaches to effectively manage security and protect vital business assets in todayâs new reality and threat landscape.

âIn fact, our 2020 KPMG/Harvey Nash CIO Survey revealed that 4 in 10 IT leaders reported their company having experienced an increase in cyber-attacks last year. Unless they begin enacting crucial steps to better govern their cloud security solutions, an attack on their system becomes a matter of âwhenâ, not âifâ,â he added.

Holding the threat landscape at bay requires security teams to move well beyond manual asset management and configuration, access reviews and incident playbooks. Here are some key lessons and insights that can provide companies with practical steps to effectively govern cloud security solutions:

Beware of threats lurking in the shadows A âshadow cloudâ concerns the use of cloud infrastructure, services and applications outside the boundaries of an organizationâs corporate IT policies. These solutions will usually result in an increased risk of exposure for corporate data, personally identifiable information and intellectual property.

Cloud-based email â opening the front door to attacks Test your incident playbooks To download the report and for more insights, visit www.kpmg.com.my/insights
Link: https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2021/01/19/kpmg-highlights-need-for-security-teams-to-move-beyond-traditional-approaches/