New research finds that while cloud computing services are being widely adopted, more than 50 percent of IT professionals surveyed say their organization isn’t aware of all the cloud services employees are using — and few were evaluated for security before use. The rapid-fire adoption of cloud computing might offer real advantages for small and mid-size businesses, but it also carries significant risks. Too often, organizations simply aren’t keeping up with the cloud services their employees are using, according to recent research by the Ponemon Institute, an independent think tank focused on privacy and data security, and CA, Inc., an IT solutions provider. More than half of the IT personnel surveyed in the May study said their organization isn’t aware of all the cloud services employees have deployed, and less than half said that cloud services are evaluated for security before use. “I think it shows a potential security meltdown in using cloud computing,” said Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute.