As both consumers and workers, we’re increasingly supported by cloud networking. Online security is no exception; an expanding number of organisations are migrating from dedicated hardware solutions to cloud-based security Software as a Service (SaaS).

Adopting cloud managed security involves a cultural shift. Your point of mitigation is no longer in-house, but held with the service provider. While this requires inherent trust, there are obvious benefits to blocking attacks in the cloud and alleviating vulnerabilities before they hit your network. Legacy security solutions, meanwhile, lack scale. Traditional processes rely on heavy manual monitoring, leaving significant room for error.

If you’re not already doing so, below are five principal reasons to consider enhancing your security with cloud infrastructure: