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Security executives understand that most business technology systems will be maintained in a cloud environment going forward, but concern abounds that security teams are not equipped to manage the associated risks. This is especially true for those using public cloud infrastructure.

According to a recent CyberRisk Alliance Business Intelligence survey of 300 IT security decision makers and influencers, the number of cloud assets/workloads is growing among companies, with 55% of respondents running up to 50 assets/workloads in the public cloud alone. Here are the top 5 challenges facing cloud security today.

For more on these challenges -- and how to overcome them -- read the CyberRisk Alliance report and visit the Cloud Security Centers of Excellence page sponsored by Qualys.

Infographic: 5 challenges for cloud security

Security executives understand that most business technology systems will be maintained in a cloud environment going forward, but concern abounds that security teams are not equipped to manage the associated  risks. This is especially true for those using public cloud infrastructure.

Victoria Willis

Victoria Willis is an editor for SC Media.

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