http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240236318/Cloud-security-remains-a-barrier-for-CIOs-across-Europe By Cliff Saran ComputerWeekly.com 09 December 2014 Security issues are the main factor limiting the further use of cloud computing services, research from Eurostat has found. In a survey conducted by the European Commission’s Eurostat statistics service, public cloud computing was reportedly used by 24% of large enterprises and 12% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU. However, the survey noted that the risk of a security breach scored highest both for large enterprises and SMEs, at 57% and 38% respectively. “Firms attach importance to the protection of their IT systems, but the issue can be seen in the wider context of resilience to possible security breaches when using the cloud,” the Eurostat report stated. […]