Cloud security: demystifying cloud usage and adoption

Puleng Technologies, a leading South African user and data security practice, has partnered with Skyhigh Networks. Skyhigh is a recognised leader in the cloud access security broker (CASB) market and provides the insight for organisations to embrace cloud services while delivering unparalleled visibility, compliance, data security and threat protection.

Providing innovative yet simple solutions to their customers' needs is a priority for Puleng Technologies. This cloud access security broker platform provides one service from which IT teams can manage the use of "Shadow IT Services", build policies across all cloud applications through a single sign-on portal while ensuring that organisations remain compliant with corporate standards and empowering business to use, promote and govern cloud applications.

Charlie Howe, EMEA VP, said: "We have seen extraordinary growth in the CASB space throughtout EMEA. Organisations are realising that regardless of their cloud policy, the decision to utilise cloud services has already been made by its users. This leaves the organisation playing catch up to gain visibility of that use, understand the risks, and remediate and security threats. As we move into the South African market, we are very excited to be working with Puleng."

The hybrid on-premises and cloud-based platform integrates and uncovers cloud services in use including SaaS, IaaS and PaaS, assesses and provides a cloud risk rating of each service, while extending data loss prevention to the cloud.

A single unified dashboard provides business with a view into all cloud use and risk and provides detailed statistics on data traffic while having the ability to integrate into enterprise security intelligence event management systems for consistent reporting and remeditation.

Muhammad Mayet, Director of Security at Puleng, says: "As a company, we are driven to provide exceptional client service. Working with Skyhigh will allow us to continue to build on our data security offerings and provide our customers with solutions that provide a rapid return-on-investment. Cloud adoption in South Africa continues to accelerate and with the introduction of certain regulatory acts such as the protection of personal information, organisations will be forced to understand what, where and how their users consume and access cloud services."