Fight or Flight: Moving Small and Medium Businesses into the Cloud During a Major Incident

Incident responders often aid small and medium businesses (SMB) during crippling cyberattacks that cause outages of critical systems. Most SMBs lack sufficient capacity to monitor and protect their on-premises IT infrastructure. Many of these SMBs are already using cloud platforms in a limited fashion. These organizations can use more cloud services to improve security visibility against future attacks and possibly speed up recovery time. This research examines the feasibility thereof and discusses the challenges that organizations may face with rapid cloud migration, including software compatibility and insurance requirements.