Dive Brief:
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New cloud apps can make it easy for employees to get the information and tools they need. Today’s vendors, however, often pitch directly to business unit leaders, raising the likelihood of someone deploying cloud apps without IT's knowledge, according to TechTarget CIO.
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Some of these programs can cause IT to lose track of which apps are performing which functions, create an inefficient approach to IT, and ultimately put the organization’s security at risk.
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A Netskope study from 2014 predicted the use of cloud services can increase the potential of a data breach threefold.
Dive Insight:
The emergence of “rogue” cloud apps means that CIOs and their staffs must often shift their focus to cloud inventory management. There are tools — such as network traffic analyzers and cloud management tools — that can help CIOs scan traffic to see where data is going. However, experts say perhaps the best way to prevent rogue cloud apps is to offer better products and services than those employees are seeking out in the cloud.
