Report: Data may actually be safer in the cloud

Ever since cloud computing became part of our lexicon a few years back, the main showstopper, as seen by many enterprises, has been security. Many executives and managers are nervous about entrusting sensitive or competitive corporate data to offsite, and often unseen, third-parties.

A few months back, I spoke with a CIO who admitted, however, that he felt his data is probably in better hands with a well-trained, SAS-70 compliant cloud provider than trying to keep his own systems and staff up to date with security procedures and protocols.

Now, a report by The Wall Street Journal’s John Bussey reinforces this idea: that data — especially among small to medium-size businesses — may actually be more secure in the cloud.