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Privacy, Compliance and Identity, Secure Data Centers, Securing the Cloud, Virtualization
Jan 28th, 2010 |
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Frank Gens of IDC says 2010 will be a transformational year for IT, driven in part by cloud computing. Although cloud computing is a hot topic, a lot of IT folks remain confused and unsure about a host of issues from vendor selection and control to security and compliance. We’ve tried to help by compiling a list of great resources to help you navigate these issues. If you find others that are worth sharing, please let us know.
There are several industry organizations and groups which help facilitate understanding of the cloud, provide best practices and enable standards:
The Cloud Security...
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Todd in
Securing the Cloud, Virtualization
Dec 22nd, 2009 |
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I attended the Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas in December to gain some insights about how enterprise IT professionals are viewing virtualization and cloud computing. While I dislike Las Vegas in general, I was able to visit the Pinball Hall of Fame (a must-see if you’re a pinball aficionado). From a security perspective, I had a couple of “aha” moments listening to the Gartner analysts and attendees about how they are approaching cloud computing.
Virtualization is Running Rampant: The VMware session overflowed the room, and most sessions dealing with virtualization and...
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Andy in
Cloud-based Security, Securing the Cloud, Virtualization
Nov 16th, 2009 |
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At Trend Micro we are leading the way in security FROM the cloud with our Smart Protection Network by providing threat correlation in the cloud. That strategy, rubbished by some at the time, has since been proved out by the number of competitors now trying to imitate it and the recent real world test results from NSS labs.
We were also lucky enough to acquire Third Brigade, a Canada-based security firm, earlier this year and get our hands on their superb “Deep Security” threat protection for Virtual servers. More than just protection ahead of the patching cycle it offers excellent resource...
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Todd in
Securing the Cloud
Oct 2nd, 2009 |
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The US Federal Government recently announced its apps.gov portal for applications. This CNet News article provides a summary of what was announced by Federal CIO Vivek Kundra. apps.gov is a nice storefront featuring productivity applications to be used on non-sensitive data, and as such this announcement did not make big waves in the security community. These are some of the baby steps necessary before the Feds can consider moving more sensitive applications into the cloud.
While the US Government is talking cloud computing, it is effectively driving towards a private cloud so that they...
