{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"4GoodHosting Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog","author_name":"4GHadmin","author_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/author\/4goodhosting\/","title":"Improved Cloud Security a Welcome Reassurance for Cloud-Hosted Websites - 4GoodHosting Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FHg9tomwdx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/improved-cloud-security-welcome-reassurance-cloud-hosted-websites\/\">Improved Cloud Security a Welcome Reassurance for Cloud-Hosted Websites<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/improved-cloud-security-welcome-reassurance-cloud-hosted-websites\/embed\/#?secret=FHg9tomwdx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Improved Cloud Security a Welcome Reassurance for Cloud-Hosted Websites&#8221; &#8212; 4GoodHosting Blog\" data-secret=\"FHg9tomwdx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"It wasn\u2019t that long ago that cloud storage was making quite the splash on the IT scene, and the fact that retaining files and data didn\u2019t have to exclusively occur within hard drives was quite a revolutionary development. Right from day one, however, some people had concerns about the security of their information and other concerns related to a form of storage that wasn\u2019t exclusively theirs. If it\u2019s not my storage, they asked \u2013 then what\u2019s to stop someone from reaching into that \u2018cloud\u2019 and helping themselves? The question\u2019s fair enough, and in truth there\u2019s been increasing concerns over pretty much every aspect of exchanging data over the Internet. A public survey down south in the States earlier this year revealed that 47% of people have cloud security concerns, and 80% of respondents support federal certification of cloud services. We can\u2019t be certain if those same percentages would be reflected up here, but they likely would be. The next question, though, would quite naturally be \u2013 what would a web hosting or other related-service provider have to do, show, or prove to be federally (or nationally in our case) certified? Products and Services Fueling the Cloud Phenomenon There are all [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/AdobeStock_60566331.jpeg","thumbnail_width":5100,"thumbnail_height":3400}