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title: "Data Nugget: A Cloudy Sky"
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excerpt: "Many organizations are migrating IT infrastructure to cloud-based environments, but that change comes with some cybersecurity risks. Here are a few hard truths about storing data in the public cloud."
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**97 percent** of organizations use cloud services (public, private, or a combination of both).

**83 percent** of IT leaders said their organization keeps sensitive data in the public cloud.

**26 percent** of IT leaders said their organization has experienced data theft from the public cloud.

**20 percent** of IT leaders said their organization has experienced an advanced attack against their public cloud infrastructure.

*Source:**[Cloud Adoption and Security Research Study (opens in a new tab)](https://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/reports/restricted/rp-navigating-cloudy-sky.pdf)**, McAfee, April 2018*

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