Security professionals are constantly negotiating the tension of balancing
ease-of-use with data security. Savvy security professionals know that their
users will often choose a less secure technology that makes getting things
done easier over a more secure technology that makes getting things done more
cumbersome. The trick is in aligning the secure choice with the efficient
choice - but this comes with much-needed analysis and consideration.
Increasingly, best-in-class applications are being offered in a Software as a
Service (SaaS) model; just take a look at the plethora of cloud-based tools
available for organizations that need a scalable way to access software
across physical locations and a means of enabling their increasingly mobile
users. Certainly, the SaaS model offers highly compelling advantages over
traditional on-premise solutions such as:
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