Is iCloud secure enough to save private or defence related documents ?

You raise a very worrying and valid point - Oh for the days when Great Britain made things it needed to secure state secrets at home. We all now seem to rely on 'Made in China' goods which Ihave to say have a high consistency in quality but why on earth can't we make the same goods in the UK for a decent price and save the costs of transporting the goods half way round the world!

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Originally Posted by CyberNerd

a bit less safe than using a computer/switch/router made in china using closed sourced software.
If it is THAT secret it shouldn't go near a network!

Something to remember is that IL4 data is encrypted before it traffics the external network and you should be able to spot anything internal going to places it shouldn't be.

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Originally Posted by FragglePete

When I left the MoD it was in essence building its own private 'cloud'. This was before we were all sold this 'cloud' phrase. The MoD has/had so many different systems it was mind boggling and with a consortium of large providers (namely the likes of EDS, BT, Fujitsu and others) was implementing a system that was global; you logged in with your credentials anywhere (be it an army base or on a ship) you had access to your files, e-mail, etc. It was one of the primary reasons for me wishing to move on, IT people where leaving in their droves as existing systems were denied funding to upgrade and being told it would work on the new system. Before I moved on, I applied for two separate jobs internally (and got offered both) to look after a server infrastructure for two large MoD establishments in Bath. I ended turning them both down as the servers were stuck on NT4 with no view of ever going over to any sort of AD structure due to these impending changes with it all being centrally managed. The HR people were not surprised when I turned it down and stated they just couldn't fill these roles at present. It was a shame, as I enjoyed working in the Civil Service for the MoD - but I'm thoroughly enjoying what I'm doing now.

Pete

Storing data on private cloud is secure up to some level because you have complete authorization of that storage media. But, in iCloud your authority is very limited. So, I always think upon the security issues with this service.