Businesses are increasingly turning to cloud computing for flexibility, cost savings, and a new range of services offered by cloud vendors. The users of cloud computing services and cloud vendors have a shared responsibility to protect private and confidential information.

Mitigation of the security risks associated with cloud computing involves:

• Protecting data moving into and out of the cloud

• Protecting data at rest in the cloud

• Authenticating servers in the cloud

Symantec has the most comprehensive source of Internet threat data in the world through the Symantec™ Global Intelligence Network, which is made up of more than 41.5 million attack sensors and records thousands of events per second. This network monitors threat activity in over 157 countries and territories through a combination of Symantec products and services such as Symantec DeepSight™ Threat Management System, Symantec™ Managed Security Services, Norton™ products, Symantec Website Security Solutions and other 3rd party data sources.

Symantec has the most comprehensive source of Internet threat data in the world through the Symantec™ Global Intelligence Network, which is made up of more than 41.5 million attack sensors and records thousands of events per second. This network monitors threat activity in over 157 countries and territories through a combination of Symantec products and services such as Symantec DeepSight™ Threat Management System, Symantec™ Managed Security Services, Norton™ products, Symantec Website Security Solutions and other 3rd party data sources.

Businesses are increasingly turning to cloud computing for flexibility, cost savings, and a new range of services offered by cloud vendors. The users of cloud computing services and cloud vendors have a shared responsibility to protect private and confidential information.

Mitigation of the security risks associated with cloud computing involves:

• Protecting data moving into and out of the cloud

• Protecting data at rest in the cloud

• Authenticating servers in the cloud

For those doing business in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore. or in other parts of the Asia Pacific region, privacy is a significant concern. Businesses holding personal data have a responsibility to preserve the privacy and confidentiality of that data. The task is complex, especially in an era of sophisticated, global cyber-crime. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates can help protect data and meet the demands of privacy laws across the region.

With consumers facing a steady stream of news reports about corporate data breaches, major retailers hacked for credit card information, nation-state-sponsored cyber attacks, and the Heartbleed Bug vulnerability in OpenSSl it is understandable if they are hesitant about online commerce. Fortunately, businesses have an opportunity to build trust with potential customer's privacy concerns and implementing controls to protect customer data.