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### A Cloudy Sky

97% of organizations use cloud services (public, private, or a combination of both).

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

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

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

*Source:* [Navigating a Cloudy Sky: Practical Guidance and the State of Cloud Security. (opens in a new tab)](https://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/reports/restricted/rp-navigating-cloudy-sky.pdf)
*, McAfee, April 2018*

[This article was originally published in the *Associations Now* print edition, titled “Data: A Cloudy Sky.”]

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