CSA’s STAR
Over the summer of 2011, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced a new initiative, which urged cloud service providers to voluntarily disclose their compliance with CSA-recommended best practices for cloud security. This initiative, known as the Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR), was described by the CSA as “a new initiative to encourage transparency of [...]
Developing a Governance Framework in the Cloud
According to industry experts, 2011 has been deemed the “Year of the Data Breach,” unfortunately giving cloud computing the reputation of being insecure. For this reason, it’s essential that organizations in the cloud, as well as organizations considering a move to the cloud, understand and implement an effect governance framework in the cloud. What is [...]
Cloud Security Standards
Whether an organization is considering SaaS (software as a service) applications, PaaS (platform as a service) models or IaaS (infrastructure as a service) options, it’s pretty much a given that security and compliance issues will be priority considerations. However, potential cloud service customers do run into trouble trying to determine if the security and audit [...]
Cloud Industry Forum: Transparency, Capability & Accountability
The Cloud Industry Forum was established in 2009 and is engaged in certifying online cloud service providers. This enables end users to conveniently identify reliable, trustworthy vendors. This article takes a look at the certification process, requirements and benefits. Code of Practice The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) certifies entities based on their compliance with the [...]
