Data Stored in Cloud-based Applications: The Next Frontier in Data Protection

Ask any organization about which cloud-based applications, platforms, and resources they use, and their responses will vary. Some may immediately know they use Microsoft 365 and perhaps cloud applications such as Dropbox, Salesforce, or Slack. Their developers may be aware they use S3 object cloud storage for application development and testing. Ask the firm’s accountants and they may acknowledge they utilize QuickBooks Online and store corporate data there. However, the issue organizations face comes not from their use of these cloud applications, platforms, or resources. Rather, using all these services creates a burgeoning data management and protection dilemma. Storing data…