Recent research by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association found that one-quarter of cloud computing users think the innovation's risks outweigh its benefits but continue to use it anyway.
The poll also showed that 33 per cent of companies have already deployed some form of cloud computing, but 35.6 per cent have no plans to use the technology.
Speaking at the Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar on cloud computing, Trend Micro senior security advisor Rik Ferguson said three-quarters of chief information officers are put off the technology because they are worried their data will not be well protected.
'When we consume cloud services we outsource a substantial amount of control but we don't outsource any accountability; we can't outsource any accountability,' he explained.
Mr Ferguson added that many IT professionals cite security as one of the advantages of the technology and said that this contradiction shows there is a 'disconnect' in how cloud computing is perceived by firms.
The poll also showed that 33 per cent of companies have already deployed some form of cloud computing, but 35.6 per cent have no plans to use the technology.
Speaking at the Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar on cloud computing, Trend Micro senior security advisor Rik Ferguson said three-quarters of chief information officers are put off the technology because they are worried their data will not be well protected.
'When we consume cloud services we outsource a substantial amount of control but we don't outsource any accountability; we can't outsource any accountability,' he explained.
Mr Ferguson added that many IT professionals cite security as one of the advantages of the technology and said that this contradiction shows there is a 'disconnect' in how cloud computing is perceived by firms.
