Not so long ago, the only way to access a new application was to install it from a floppy disk. Prehistory, huh? Now we have the Internet. Anytime. Anywhere. Everywhere: in the office, at home, in cafés, on the street, even on the beach. We live in a world where we are connected all the time. This influences our lifestyle, our interests and attitude, it changes the way we work. This means a whole new era for the software industry. And this era should be called “Cloud”.

1. FLEXIBILITY. ACCESSIBILITY.
SCALABILITY.
Without a doubt, cloud services area top
solution today – and this fact is changing the
world. As Steve Jobs used to say, “Everything
is important – that success is in the details”.
Same here. As interest in cloud services
increases, so do worries about its specifics,
mainly its security.
By the way… Did you know that, in 2019,
total enterprise spending on security
outsourcing services will be 80% of the ex-
penses on security software and hardware
products, up from 50% in 2015?
Nowadays, cloud-based solutions are
becoming more and more popular. Many of
the leading global companies are using them
to implement their key business initiatives.
The effect? Adequate data security has
become crucial.
It is a fact that companies are subject to
constant evolution. But at least one thing
remains the same: taking care of the good
image of the company and being reliable
for customers – those two aspects have the
highest priority. Given such a context, it is
important to ask whether cloud services
meet the challenge.
Let us be frank about it. Without secu-
rity services there are no cloud services.
Nowadays, security technology should be
built into every cloud solution, because it is
the foundation for best-in- class services.
So, what do you need to keep all the data safe
and sound?
• Vulnerability Tracking – to verify the
security of an IT environment by executing
periodic vulnerability scans.
• Patch Management – to get a collection
of vulnerability-related information from
various sources, like vendor sites, security
bulletins and vulnerability databases.
• Security Monitoring – to effectively
monitor the security of IT environments,
enabling you to quickly identify, analyse and
respond to potential security threats.
• Security Operations Center – to be in
control all the time – seven days a week,
24 hours a day.
• Compliance Management – to improve
compliance with our support, identify and
deploy best security practices and regulatory
requirements.
• Risk Management – to manage open
threats by introducing controls, corrective
actions, or other means aimed at mitigating
risk.
• Business Continuity Management – to
determine the maturity of controls in terms
of the Information Security Business
Continuity domains.
It is not a thing of the future any longer.
Comarch’s portfolio already contains
an extensive set of security services.
Comarch cloud solutions are built on the
foundation of providing security services
that include the aspects mentioned above.
Additionally, we provide security services
which can add even more to a customer’s
cloud infrastructure. Both cases ensure that
our customer’s data is secure.
Clearly, doing cloud services right requires
the use of a wide array of tools. Let’s pick and
underline the three most important ones:
effective IT security monitoring, vulnerabil-
ity tracking, and consistent implementation
of ITIL best industrial practices and the
required safety certificates (ISO 27001, ISAE
3402 type I and II, PCI DSS, etc.). Such a trio
can mean only one thing – a good night’s
sleep for CEOs and companies’ management.
NONETHELESS, THE POWEROF
PERSONALIZATION CANNOT BE
IGNORED.
Only precise analyses of customers’ needs
enable the planning and implementation of
security solutions that fulfil their specific
requirements. All of that definitely needs to
be supported by expertise. Dedicated secure
solutions are designed by specialists experi-
enced in areas such as firewalls, data leakage,
content security, secure switching, routing,
and secure networks, to mention but a few.
And this is (mainly) what differentiates first-
class cloud services from others.
Not so long ago, the only way to access a new application was to install it from a floppy disk.
Prehistory, huh? Now we have the Internet. Anytime. Anywhere. Everywhere: in the office,
at home, in cafés, on the street,even on the beach. We live in a world where we are connected
all the time. This influences our lifestyle, our interests and attitude, it changes the way we work.
This means a whole new era for the software industry. And this era should be called “Cloud”.
SLEEPING WELL WITH CLOUD SERVICES
Author: Lukasz Lacniak, Business Solutions Architect Comarch ICT
www.ict.comarch.com | services@comarch.com