2011: Year of the Data Breach
TeamSHATTER and other industry resources have deemed that 2011 is the Year of the Data Breach. October was National Cyber Security Awareness Month and recent data breaches had many talking about security vigilance and data protection. The Climate A study done by Verizon, the US Secret Service and the Dutch High Tech Crime Unit offered [...]
Security as a Service (SecaaS)
We’ve gone through many of the varied offerings available in the cloud – from software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS), and identity as a service (IDaaS). An emerging trend is the offering of security as a service (SecaaS), which is designed to address the sense of insecurity [...]
Building a Secure Cloud Infrastructure
For those of us considering IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) solutions, it’s important to consider various requirements of a secure cloud infrastructure. It’s important to contextualize what “security” means in an IaaS context. Secure Infrastructure Basics As with any cloud solution, some security concerns fall in the realm of the cloud service provider, while others [...]
Is Cloud Computing More Secure?
Going against the grain, latest news from cloud security experts suggest that the cloud may be more secure than we think. Experts participating in the SecureSydney conference in July 2011 said that cloud computing definitely has the potential to be more secure than traditional computing. Security issues are one of the most significant deterrents to [...]
UK Cloud Adoption Trends: Current Landscape & Future Outlook
In recent years, we have seen how cloud computing has significantly changed the way businesses use, rely on and interact with information technology. Cloud-based services are being adopted by all types of organizations, including enterprises, small-medium businesses and the public sector. This article takes a look at the trends in adoption of cloud services across [...]
