A new Sophos survey suggests IT pros are skeptical of the security of popular cloud-storage services, but many still allow unfettered access and the majority do not encrypt data transferred between mobile devices and the cloud. Yesterday data security company Sophos released the results of a survey it conducted on enterprise use of popular cloud-storage services such as Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and OneDrive. Sophos collected responses from more than 725 members of online IT forum Spiceworks.com between April 29 and May 16, 2014. The company found that even though only 38 percent of respondents “feel secure sharing or collaborating on corporate content between the cloud and mobile devices,” 84 percent still “allow some level of access from company-issued devices to cloud share services,” and 65 percent “do not encrypt data between the cloud and mobile devices.” Encryption isn’t the only way to protect corporate data from cloud risks. Some enterprises choose to block or limit cloud access. For example, 38 percent of Sophos’s respondents said they block some cloud services, and 13 percent block access to all cloud services. Sophos’s survey wasn’t exactly “scientific” — anyone can join Spiceworks. Also, “IT pro” is a broad term and could include anyone from the CIO down to the guy manning a tech support desk, who may not be familiar with his company’s cloud policies. CIOs and IT managers are, however, increasingly being forced to consider cloud security. The growing popularity of cloud-storage services, and the average user’s likelihood to use them without reading terms of service or understanding how they could put data, or data compliance, at risk is a real issue. Sophos sells security products, including one that it announced along with the survey results, which aims to address the potential issue of corporate data security in the cloud. Click the image above for a look at a related survey infographic. And for details on the new Sophos product, Sophos Mobile Control 4.0, which the company says is the “first Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM) solution to include individual file encryption, integrated AV and web filtering,” visit Sophos.com. AS Al Sacco covers Mobile and Wireless for CIO.com. Follow Al on Twitter @ASacco. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline, Facebook, Google + and LinkedIn. Related content feature 4 remedies to avoid cloud app migration headaches The compelling benefits of using proprietary cloud-native services come at a price: vendor lock-in. Here are ways CIOs can effectively plan without getting stuck. By Robert Mitchell Nov 29, 2023 9 mins CIO Managed Service Providers Managed IT Services case study Steps Gerresheimer takes to transform its IT CIO Zafer Nalbant explains what the medical packaging manufacturer does to modernize its IT through AI, automation, and hybrid cloud. By Jens Dose Nov 29, 2023 6 mins CIO SAP ServiceNow feature Per Scholas redefines IT hiring by diversifying the IT talent pipeline What started as a technology reclamation nonprofit has since transformed into a robust, tuition-free training program that seeks to redefine how companies fill tech skills gaps with rising talent. By Sarah K. White Nov 29, 2023 11 mins Diversity and Inclusion Hiring news Saudi Arabia will host the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh By Andrea Benito Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe