Cloud Security Doubts: Firewall Risk Management
While more and more enterprises these days are using cloud infrastructures, the majority of executives are doubtful of their ability to secure their IT systems. This article takes a look at a special report published by the Ponemon Research Institute in November 2011, entitled “Managing Firewall Risks in the Cloud.” Background The study was conducted [...]
Securing Emails in the Cloud
As many enterprises and government organizations have begun to shift their IT infrastructures to cloud computing, and various SaaS (software-as-a-service) options have appeared to be the solution to cutting costs and improving operational efficiency, it’s time we took a look at the security and privacy of data in the cloud, in particular, data that is [...]
Current Data Security Environment
It’s important that IT decision makers and business managers stay up-to-date with the risks and costs of potential data loss, especially as data is increasingly being moved to the cloud. Developing a proactive data security plan ensures that you will have the necessary information for risk management. It also ensures that you can stay compliant [...]
Amazon Cloud Outage: April 2011
By now, just about everyone’s been affected by – or at the very least, heard of – the Amazon EC2 (Elastic Cloud) outage that occurred from April 21 to 22, 2011. Unfortunately, the incident took down many businesses and websites, including the well-known Heroku, Quora, Reddit, Hootsuite, Foursquare and Engine Yard. This event, combined with [...]
Top Threats to Cloud Computing
The CSA (Cloud Security Alliance) report, “Top Threats to Cloud Computing” was released in March 2010 to assist organizations interested in moving to the cloud make informed decisions and be aware of potential risks. The research presented in the CSA report is meant to be applied within the context of an organization’s mission, rewards, risks [...]
