The sky’s the limit for cloud security
By Jan Bouwer, Chief of Digital Platform Solutions at BCX
The digital era has opened new vistas for individuals and businesses with cloud computing being a critical driver of digital transformation. But as with everything, there is a downside to cloud technology, the biggest threat being security. Every business, big or small, and every individual using the cloud and digital products is at risk of being hacked. It is estimated that cybercrime will cost the global economy around $10.5 billion and new threats are emerging all the time. Ransomware attacks have increased by about 435% year-on-year and new viruses/malware are emerging every seven seconds. This equates to a million new variants every day!
It was against this background that the Cloud and Security Conference 2023 was held at Jo...