{"id":17995,"date":"2021-10-04T21:47:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T16:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/?p=17995"},"modified":"2022-10-05T16:30:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:00:47","slug":"top-5-classifications-of-the-risk-involved-in-using-cloud-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/en_us\/cloud-security\/top-5-classifications-of-the-risk-involved-in-using-cloud-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 classifications of the risk involved in using cloud services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17995\" class=\"elementor elementor-17995\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e74126 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e74126\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b6f479\" data-id=\"4b6f479\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dbfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63dbfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Risk has always been a part of everything we do, and moving in that direction often brings new explorative places. But too much of it can cause significant troubles in the long run. Although cloud services are moving the technological world ahead, that doesn&#8217;t mean the risk of using the Cloud goes unnoticed. IT firms are adopting <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/cloud-services\/\">cloud services<\/a><\/span> at an increasing rate, but not knowing the risk involved is not a great plan, to begin with.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">To learn the other aspect of using cloud services, let&#8217;s list down five risks involved in using Cloud.\u202f<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6eb92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6eb92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO CUSTOMER AND BUSINESS DATA\u202f <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dcfc64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dcfc64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Criminals are not so fond of working, and their eyes are always on stealing and disrupting a business for financial gain. Why wouldn&#8217;t it be? Of course, that is an easy down road. Small businesses are an easy target and specifically start-ups who are finding their way to the hilltop. These small businesses don&#8217;t take on <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"http:\/\/ismiletechnologies.com\/cybersecurity\/\">security plans<\/a><\/span> and often ignore cloud services benefits because the initial investment cost can&#8217;t afford those expenses. Though criminals target big companies, only for the pig pay-outs, still the risk is higher as the security is quite well-secured to cause a breach.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Big businesses rely more on cloud services because they are more capable of protecting data; however, a single point of failure from a cloud service provider can affect each customer. At times, companies face risk from cyber-criminals and insider threats from cloud computing itself. The more people have access to your data, the more at risk you are. Putting your trust in a third-party vendor isn&#8217;t always safe. That&#8217;s it always advisable to have a soft copy of essential data.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b5029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46b5029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SECURITY RISKS AT THE VENDOR <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331558b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"331558b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245617225 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245617225 BCX0\">The moment a company hires a third-party vendor for their data security, they assume the risk of a breach won&#8217;t come as they have secured their data in the hands of an expert team. They rarely question whether\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW245617225 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45398f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45398f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The character of the vendor&#8217;s employees<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The security of the vendor&#8217;s technology<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The access the vendor has to their data<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933332b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"933332b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154257019 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154257019 BCX0\">The moment you include a third-party vendor to secure your data and assets, you put your trust in them. Not questioning whether there can be an insider threat that is as secure as it should be, is why it is called cloud computing risk.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW154257019 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c42560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"6c42560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"33253\" class=\"elementor elementor-33253\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f27ef0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Today !<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be213a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be213a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMPLIANCE AND LEGAL RISKS <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7521e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7521e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW53844422 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53844422 BCX0\">When businesses hire a third-party cloud service provider, they are accountable and responsible for data protection and maintain compliance with the legal acts of cloud computing and specific legal protection laws like HIPAA, PCI DSS. These protection laws are there to protect a company if a breach occurs. You can only benefit from these legal protection laws unless there is a legal document that claims compliance. If a breach occurs in reality, the vendor party won&#8217;t be held\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53844422 BCX0\">responsible for not complying with these laws. The company will be held responsible, so better keep your vendors at a secondary interest when it comes to protecting your organization.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929ef59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"929ef59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RISKS RELATED TO LACK OF CONTROL <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b67632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b67632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115333587 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115333587 BCX0\">Giving complete control of your data to a cloud service provider is not always a safe option. At times CSPs ask for more money for the services that are in use to increase their\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115333587 BCX0\">paycheck<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115333587 BCX0\">. If this payment doesn&#8217;t get paid on time, your data can be held hostage and will be at risk unless you pay. When the data is in your hands, you have complete control over the organization. Once you give that control to an entity that is an unforeseeable factor, you are already at risk.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW115333587 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec71a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec71a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AVAILABILITY RISKS <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f54c3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f54c3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lack of availability is always at risk when your company is running in the hands of two services, a cloud service vendor and your ISP. Internet downtimes occur no matter how much we try to avoid them when your data is at higher risk.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">iSmile\u00a0technologies offer an all-in-one solution for your business network security and management that provides complete protection of your data.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Risk has always been a part of everything we do, and moving in that direction often brings new explorative places. But too much of it can cause significant troubles in the long run. 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