Guest speaker, Lance Spellman, spoke to us about the “cloud” and how it has become a cost-effective method for moving company infrastructures off-premises. Driving factors for making the move to the cloud include: better security; flexibility; easier collaboration; and reduced expense. Dropbox, a cloud service, is a great tool for storing files and providing or restricting access to such files. Encryption of data on a hard drive is not a defense against ransomware. The best defense is a good, quality backup system. The cloud has permitted Lance’s company to eliminate the need for a brick and mortar office. 

June 5 2018.Exchange