Cloud IT Platform Best Practices
Dr. William A. Kessler
Online Adjunct Instructor teaching at Universities in Cybersecurity Management, Project Management, Data Analytics, and Business Strategy. 10 years Project Management experience (IBM, GE VFS, Blue Cross, MBI, Readers)
So, after working in the Cloud Technology platforms since 2005, here is my Cloud Best Practices Solution:
?1.?????Avoid using any cloud solution to reduce the breadth of the business cybersecurity attack footprint.
2.?????If a cloud solution is unavoidable, do the following things:
a.??????Keep proprietary databases and associated systems under complete IT control inside the business and off the cloud platform.?Do not give hackers the opportunity to steal business data.?Remember that hackers can’t steal what isn’t there.?
b.?????Offload to the cloud non-proprietary and IT-staff time-consuming systems and associated data.??
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????i.?????Emails – without invoices and without proprietary info.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????ii.?????Business website creation and updates.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????iii.?????IoT devices ?
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????iv.?????General applications – Microsoft Office 365, etc…
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Dr. William Kessler
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