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Is the cloud unsafe?
Posted on May 10, 2021 at 01:00 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the ForumsON SECURITY
By Susan Bradley
Using the cloud isn’t always a bad thing.
During this year of the pandemic, we’ve pivoted from doing many things in person to many things online. In my industry, one of the key changes is moving from in-person meetings to online meetings via services such as Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Another is doing more and more financial transactions online, including accounting for them.
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