So how can your enterprise safely use the cloud and what do you need to know about protecting your data and infrastructure from the bad guys? Is it even possible that your business can safely use cloud computing?

None of these are simple questions, says Ara Trembly, principal of , an IT consultancy.

The first thing to do is to take a magnifying glass to your business and be totally honest with yourself as you review your organizational processes, security concerns and the value and importance of your business data, Trembly says.

"For some businesses, it will be inadvisable to use the cloud," Trembly says. "A business that uses data as its lifeblood" won't want to put that data out there where it would be more vulnerable. "Insurance companies are one of those businesses, as well as financial institutions, medical centers and doctor's offices."

The problem is that if these kinds of businesses don't have their critical data in-house where they can work to maximize its protection and minimize the risks, then they can't be certain that the security is as good as it needs to be. "It's so easy for to occur. Not that they're all being prosecuted right now, but they could be,"