NetIQ Survey Indicates Risk to Organizational Data An Ongoing Cloud Security Concern

HOUSTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NetIQ today announced the results of a cloud security survey commissioned through IDG Connect, revealing that while companies have become increasingly comfortable with the security of third-party cloud service providers, data security - particularly at the end user level - as well as concerns over meeting compliance requirements, remain top-of-mind among cloud adopters.

Fifty-one percent of IT executives surveyed believe that the cloud increases data security overall. However, almost 70% of respondents indicated that consumer cloud services pose a risk to sensitive data in their organizations and