ANGELO FRIGGIERI
IF CLOUD IS YOUR MAP, SECURITY IS YOUR COMPASS HOW SECURIT Y GUIDES YOUR PATH IN THE CLOUD By Angelo Friggieri, Managing Director – Applied Security, at Accenture
The race to the cloud is underway. When business
CHALLENGING TIMES
resilience came under threat from the pandemic a
Eighty percent of workloads could be in the cloud
shift to remote working meant many organisations
in the next few years, which means organisations
needed the flexible, scalable networks made possible
should balance their security needs today with those
by the cloud.
of tomorrow. They should be ready and sufficiently agile to secure their existing technology footprint
At the same time, new cloud-based technologies
while being prepared to manage what lies ahead—
offered opportunities to drive innovation, automate
wherever they are on the cloud journey. And they
and pursue new growth—or simply to save money
must often do so without the luxury of additional
and be more efficient.
resources.
As these factors came together historical
Organisations should consider their security profiles
uncertainties about cloud drifted away. Yet,
against the backdrop of a range of issues, such as:
accelerated cloud adoption also exposed organisations to new business risks—especially potential security vulnerabilities.
• Increasing attacks—Accenture’s 2021 research found an average of 270 attacks per company during the year, a 31 percent increase over 2020;
According to Accenture’s latest Future-proof secure cloud report, on any cloud journey, security is the compass that guides organisations to navigate more effectively.
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• Smart threat tactics—threat actors are quickly taking advantage of emerging technologies; • Security analysis paralysis—or overengineering solutions to close a vulnerability gap.
S E P T E M B E R • O C T O B E R 2022
