Nude photos of well-known actresses certainly garner attention on their own, but this summer they drew attention to an unlikely subject: cloud security. Private photographs of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and other celebrities posted by hackers on Reddit and other Internet sites brought the security of cloud storage services into the public spotlight. These photographs were allegedly stolen from Apple iCloud accounts that were used to backup iOS device photos automatically. In the wake of the incident, consumers and businesses alike find themselves asking the question: is the cloud secure enough?

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Published December 9, 2014 in Certification Magazine