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Amendable Human Error #3 – Lack of Training

Sit a roomful of sales pros down and ask them to answer this question honestly: how many of you have
ever copied a document with sensitive business data from an enterprise cloud database onto your laptop,
so you can work on it on a flight? The majority of them will inevitably answer in the affirmative. And they
are, of course, inadvertently guilty of both violating data security and creating shadow data. In doing so,
their actions pose serious risks to your data security, compliance, and governance.

Solution:

This is a training issue, cut and dry. Because you can create all the policies you want and deploy all the
security tools on the market – but if data can be seen on a screen, it can become unsecured shadow
data. Create in-house training regimes that help cloud users better understand the implications of their
everyday actions on organizational security.

The Bottom Line

As security professionals, it’s easy to focus on the technological aspects of cloud security. Yet human
error can be a major cause of vulnerabilities in the cloud – and is addressable. By spotlighting rectifiable
human errors—understanding shared security responsibility, tackling misconfigurations, and providing
proper training—we can enhance cloud security and keep our data and our businesses safer.

About the Author

Patrick leads client engagements in North America for CYREBRO, and is
responsible for regional growth, business development and partnerships. Patrick
brings Fortune 500 management experience in addition to 10 years in Navy military
service with expertise in Intelligence and Reconnaissance, including multiple
international combat tours. Patrick can be reached online at LinkedIn and at
http://www.cyrebro.io.

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