For many agencies, cloud computing is the answer to a range of long-standing challenges, including scalability and true elasticity, barriers to entry, technology refreshes and cost savings. Yet cloud computing can introduce its own challenges, particularly in terms of security — not necessarily in the capabilities of the cloud but in the perceptions that surround cloud because of its abstract nature.
The facts, however, tell a different story: Security in the cloud can equal, and often exceed, the security of an on-premises or legacy data center.
