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Our IT dept has recently started transitioning our data storage from local file servers, which we used to access via vpn if we were not on-site, to MS sharepoint and one drive.
They claim it will be cheaper and easier to manage. However, what about security. I can see it could be cheaper and easier to manage by outsourcing most of the file storage work to MS, but now we don't need a vpn and can log in to access our data from any machine isn't that a large security risk?
Previously, we could only access data off-site using a work supplied and controlled laptop, and logging in to the vpn.
They claim it will be cheaper and easier to manage. However, what about security. I can see it could be cheaper and easier to manage by outsourcing most of the file storage work to MS, but now we don't need a vpn and can log in to access our data from any machine isn't that a large security risk?
Previously, we could only access data off-site using a work supplied and controlled laptop, and logging in to the vpn.