Businesses to benefit from the cloud's 'extra layer of security'

The cloud can provide start-up businesses with an extra layer of security thanks to its regulatory compliances, according to Techworld's John Dunn.

The expert noted that protection is one of the advantages of the cloud, with the software and products coming as part of a service.

"So all of the traffic that goes in and out of your company will come through a layer that's run by a cloud company - it will be filtered and looked at. There are a number of things that gives you. If you're a bank, for example, one of the big worries is what they call 'man in the middle' attacks," Mr Dunn explained.

He went on to note that a cloud layer which sits between the business and its customers makes it so much harder for these man in the middle attacks to cause damage.

Recently AVAST launched its latest product which features anti-virus cloud capability. This will help businesses to update their security solutions faster than they could in the past.

Posted by Ab Hamid