Shared Responsibility For Data Security

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While cloud service providers, like Microsoft and Google, are responsible for the security of the cloud itself, businesses must maintain their own network and data security.

Data Backup

Devices (Mobile & PCs)

Accounts & Identifiers

SaaS providers must maintain backups at various geolocations to ensure global availability and protect against natural disasters.

Physical Infrastructure

Apps & Operating Systems

Network Controls

BUT, businesses must act to protect data loss events - guarding against malware, hardware failures, and human error.

Microsoft and Google must maintain the availability of their applications and protect their servers from disaster scenarios, but the end user is responsible for the data being created within their applications.

This Shared Responsibility model means that many providers don’t offer any guarantees around restores and that you’re on your own should attacks like ransomware strike. In fact, most advise their customers to implement a backup strategy using native or third-party tools.

Why Does Shared Responsibility Matter?