{"id":493,"date":"2015-05-05T14:20:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T18:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/?p=493"},"modified":"2018-07-05T17:05:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T21:05:59","slug":"enterprise-adoption-of-office-365-saas-is-high-but-security-concerns-linger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/cloud-platforms\/enterprise-adoption-of-office-365-saas-is-high-but-security-concerns-linger\/","title":{"rendered":"Enterprise Adoption of Office 365 SaaS is High, But Security Concerns Linger"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAY 5th, 2015 \u2014 Enterprise adoption of Microsoft’s software as a service (SaaS) office suite Office 365 is high, as evidenced by recent earnings statements<\/a>, but security concerns linger, according to a new survey and white paper from IT security solutions vendor Cryptzone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The \u00a0survey was conducted by Cryptzone in collaboration with third-party research organization TechValidate<\/a>, who questioned 107 IT professionals in order to address how enterprise organizations are utilizing Office 365 and SharePoint, which applications they are using from the platform, where those applications have limitations, and how organizations perceive the security of Office 365 for controlling sensitive data, according to an official statement from Cryptzone.<\/p>\n

The survey’s results, outlined in Cryptzone’s new white paper<\/a>, show that most organizations use Office 365 and SharePoint for their collaborative nature, and ability to connect employees on a wide variety of projects. 44 percent of survey respondents cite universal access for employees as the principal driver for Office 365 use.<\/p>\n

Concerns about security and privacy<\/a>\u2014 valid<\/a> or not<\/a>\u2014are the biggest barrier holding back adoption of cloud computing\u00a0and Office 365 is no exception to that rule. According to Cryptzone’s white paper, 34% of respondents are not planning to store confidential information in Office 365. Survey respondents felt uncomfortable or extremely uncomfortable storing the following sensitive data in Office 365: financial documents (48%), HR documents (41%), Intellectual Property\/IP (46%), military or intelligence data (61%), regulated data such as PCI, PII, and PHI (40%).<\/p>\n

\u201cOffice 365 is here to stay,\u201d said Chris McNulty, CTO and Microsoft SharePoint MVP, for Cryptzone in a prepared statement.<\/a> \u00a0\u201cAs companies migrate to the cloud, the focus needs to be on uniformly securing all environments, on-premises or \u00a0cloud.”<\/p>\n

Today, at Microsoft’s first annual Ignite conference in Chicago, Cryptzone announced<\/a> support for Microsoft Azure across its suite of\u00a0cyber security solutions, including AppGate Secure Access and HiSoftware Security Sheriff for Office 365.<\/p>\n

“While Office 365 provides unmatched productivity and cost-effectiveness, many are still concerned about its security. Organizations should consider taking a layered approach to security, to help them increase their comfort level and confidence in working in the cloud,” said McNulty.<\/p>\n

Check out key findings and infographics from Cryptzone’s survey below, or download the white paper in full here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Key Findings\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Office 365 Holds Sway\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n