Category: Security
The two very different clouds
Here’s a great article about different types of clouds… CIO – Many new technologies have emerged in the world of IT but none is more confused and misunderstood than cloud computing. Here is another new technology paradigm that is crying out for a set of common standard definitions and a global consensus of understanding. Cloud [...]
What is a private cloud?
Despite popular belief, so-called “cloud computing” does not always involve putting your systems out on the open Internet for the world to see. In fact, the “private cloud” is gaining more and more traction as cloud computing matures. What is a private cloud? First, let’s talk about cloud computing in general. When most folks talk [...]
Cloud Computing Security Today
One of the most heated debates in all of enterprise computing these days centers on the security of cloud computing. One IT camp argues that cloud computing is inherently more secure because of the ability to invest in all the policies and expertise required to make the overall IT environment secure. The other camp argues [...]
Government IT advisor says privacy, security different for cloud
Interesting article about the government’s view on cloud computing… The government may have to make sacrifices in such treasured concepts as privacy and sovereignty, so that public sector organisations can take advantage of the “convenience” of the cloud, says a Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) project manager. Adam Stapleton is managing a project for DIA’s [...]
Verizon offers Cloud security
Verizon Business will offer security as a service from eight of its many worldwide IP network data centers. In making the offering, it’s taking a calculated risk that it can convince business users that security, almost always an on-premises and often a hardware-based service, can be offered safely from software in the cloud. Verizon will [...]
Video: Secure network communications within Windows Azure
Charlie Kaufman (from Microsoft), gives us details on how the network communications work and are secure within Windows Azure. Topics: » Why don’t we use IPSec between Compute node and store? » Breakdown of virtualization security in Azure » How do we protect against malicious users doing things like Denial of Service (DoS) attacks? » [...]
