Security Risks Hiding in the Clouds

For some, cloud computing is 'perfect solution,' but vendors may not be ready for risks

One of the chief attractions of cloud computing is that firms don't have to worry about where or how their processing work gets done, but that is also its biggest risk.

A high-profile example of cloud computing comes from Google, which allows small businesses to host e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets and presentations on its free application servers. Users can collaborate and share documents from any computer with an Internet connection.

 

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