Cloud security again dominates the cloud news cycle this week. We’ve reported in the past about government cloud adoption, but a new survey has some sobering numbers about those migrations. The survey found that only 20% of government IT executives are confident in their vendor’s security. But there is a bright spot—90% are taking steps to manage trust with their vendors. Given our survey results, other IT executives would do well to follow the government’s lead in this regard.

A flash poll from InformationWeek found that 40% of readers are less confident in storing photos and data in any cloud service. Yet only 12% of respondents said that they changed their personal practices or recommended some security tightening at work.

Finally, an insightful column on InfoWorld explores the hysteria surrounding the iCloud hack. Rather than blame “the cloud,” those worried about security should focus on their own and vendor’s practices.