the data factory: 12 essential facts on enterprise cloud usage and risk
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Companies are using hundreds of sanctioned and unsanctioned cloud services, and while they help employees do their jobs, that can present some risk to the company. Find out the top 20 cloud services, fastest growing services, the Cloud Enforcement Gap, and more. To download the full report visit http://www.skyhighnetworks.com/cloud-report/TRANSCRIPT
THE DATA FACTORY12 Essential Facts on Enterprise Cloud Usage & Risk
The cloud is growing exponentially
attitude toward cloud adoption
AND 33% OF COMPANIES HAVE A
“FULL STEAM AHEAD”
Source: 2014 Cloud Security Alliance Survey “Cloud Adoption Practices and Priorities”
They’re investing heavily in enterprise-grade cloud services
TOP 20ENTERPRISE
CLOUDSERVICES
1. Amazon Web Services
2. Microsoft Office 365
3. Salesforce
4. Cisco WebEx
5. Concur
6. ServiceNow
7. Box
8. LivePerson
9. Zendesk
10. Yammer
11.
12. Workday
13. OpenText BPM
14. OneDrive
15. GoToMeeting
16. NetSuite
17. SuccessFactors
18. SAS OnDemand
19. Oracle Taleo
20. Host Analytics
BMC Service Management
Meanwhile, there’s an explosion of apps employees are bringing to work
with them
Meanwhile, there’s an explosion of apps employees are bringing to work
with them
This is called
of companies don’t know the scope of
in their organizations, but want to know
72%of companies don’t
know the scope of Shadow IT in their
organizations, but want to know
Source: 2014 Cloud Security Alliance Survey “Cloud Adoption Practices and Priorities”
Consumer services may have a legitimate business use for some employees, but in many instances
their use is unsanctioned
in the workplace
TOP 20CONSUMERCLOUDSERVICES
1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. YouTube
4. Linkedin
5. Pinterest
6. Gmail
7. Instagram
8. Tumblr
9. Flickr
10. Myspace
11. Dropbox
12. Yahoo! Mail
13. Apple iCloud
14. Google Drive
15. Photobucket
16. Spotify
17. Shutterfly
18. Slideshare
19. Smugmug
20. VK
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While many cloud services drive productivity and growth in the
business, not all of them are secure
IT tries to block themIn response,
However, you may not be blocking these apps as effectively
as you think…
CLOUD ENFORCEMENT
GAPApple iCloud
Dropbox
Netflix
Pandora
Skype
Tumblr
YouTube
The gap between what companies think they’re blocking and the actual block rates
Intended Block Rate
Source: 2014 Cloud Security Alliance Survey “Cloud Adoption Practices and Priorities” and Skyhigh Networks
80%
50%
48%
40%
35%
40%
50%
45%
35%
40%
Actual Block Rate
21%
31%
4%
4%
3%
7%
9%
3%
11%
17%
Cloud Enforcement Gap
Even if you want to block certain apps, it can be difficult to say no
of IT professionals said they had been pressured into approving an unsecure app
49%Source: 2014 Cloud Security Alliance Survey “Cloud
Adoption Practices and Priorities”
And even secure, sanctioned cloud services can be used in risky ways
of companies surveyed reported an insider threat
incident in the last year
Just 17%
NO 52%
NOT SURE 31%
YES 17%
perceptionperception
Source: 2014 Cloud Security Alliance Survey “Cloud Adoption Practices and Priorities” and Skyhigh Networks
Have you had an
INSIDER THREAT INCIDENT?
of companies surveyed reported an insider threat
incident in the last year
Just 17% Have you had an
INSIDER THREAT INCIDENT?
of companies actually had an insider threat
But 85%
perception reality
Source: 2014 Cloud Security Alliance Survey “Cloud Adoption Practices and Priorities” and Skyhigh Networks
85%YES
NO 52%
NOT SURE 31%
YES 17%
There will always be outliers, like this actual employee who may be the
world’s worst cloud user
DR. EVIL(actual name changed to protect the accused)
INTRODUCING THE CLOUD’S
SourceForge
LiveLeak
4Shared
Codehaus
ZippyShare
Development
Social Media
File Sharing
Development
File Sharing
9.3 GB
557.7 MB
2.6 GB
199.6 MB
3.0 GB
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
SERVICE CATEGORY DATA UPLOAD RISK LEVEL
This employee used 182 high-risk cloud services at work, and uploaded data to each of these:
The good news is you can make progress by focusing on the top destinations of corporate data
Box
Dropbox
YouTube
Microsoft Office 365
Jive
Cisco WebEx
Salesforce
Gmail
Apple iCloud
Google Drive
23%
11%
9%
7%
5%
5%
5%
4%
4%
4%
3%
OF DATA GOES TO
JUST 11 CLOUD SERVICES
80%
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CLOUD ADOPTION & RISK REPORTQ3 2014Published Q4 2014
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