General Security Advantages of Cloud-Based Solutions
As you have learned, because cloud-based solution providers spread their costs across multiple customers, the providers benefit from their economies of scale—meaning most have more money available to invest in different solutions, such as security issues. The following list specifies several advantages cloud-based providers may have with respect to security:
Immediate deployment of software patches: Many software patches address specific security concerns and requirements. Most cloud-based solution providers have a team of patch-installation specialists who immediately deploy system patches. In this way, the cloud-based systems may have a shorter period of vulnerability after a software patch ...
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