Shifting business to the cloud has its appeals. Platforms like Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform offer economies of scale, enhanced security, and access to newer technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning, capabilities smaller organizations might not have the resources to develop in-house. Much of the hype around the cloud revolves around these advantages, but there are disadvantages, too.
A panel of cybersecurity experts, joined by a chief compliance officer in the financial services industry, discussed the risks and opportunities associated with moving to the cloud at Compliance Week’s virtual Cyber Risk & Data Privacy Summit. Despite being users and proponents of the cloud, the panelists listed far more cons—or rather, caveats—than pros.
