RSA Europe keynote: Sir Tim Berners-Lee October 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment After many conference sessions during which the IT industry scrutinised itself and the wider world through a security-shaped lens, it fell to the final keynote speaker Sir Tim Berners-Lee to remind delegates of a broader perspective. He is not a … Continue reading → Tweet
Google Joins Search For Cloud Security September 2010 | Redaction | Leave a comment New two-factor authentication services from Google that use mobile phones instead of traditional tokens may be the beginning of feasible security tools for cloud computing, say experts. The move by Google was prompted by the growing number of large organisations … Continue reading → Tweet
SNIA standard aims to resolve cloud security issues November 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment A new standard is set to resolve many of the existing security challenges of cloud storage. Although cloud solutions are currently enjoying intense industry hype, security concerns and other adoption challenges have slowed takeup. The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) … Continue reading → Tweet
A Frank Interview on the Effect of Cloud Computing on CISO/CSO/CIOs May 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment In a frank interview with Security Vibes, Philippe Courtot says how Cloud Computing will dramatically affect the way in which businesses operate. The responsibilities C level executives will have and the decisions they will be making will change dramatically. In … Continue reading → Tweet
Lessons Learned from Major Data Breaches May 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment At Infosec 2009, Daniel Blum, Senior Vice President and Principal Analyst for the Burton Group was part of a keynote panel examining the issues of organisations who had some kind of information breach over the last twelve months. The main … Continue reading → Tweet
The CISO is Dead, Long Live the CSO May 2009 | Redaction | Comments (2) With the convergence of IT and physical security combined with business interest in outsourcing processing and security functions to the Cloud model, CISO responsibilities are likely to have a major change. This article is based on a soon-to-be-released videocast interview … Continue reading → Tweet
Cloud Security Focus: Business, Security and Compliance Risks and Links April 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment Is Cloud Computing just another distraction from the recession or are there really any tangible benefits.Proponents will point to savings from less assets to manage (servers, switches, cables etc) and potentially stronger dedicated security from the Cloud provider. Certainly it … Continue reading → Tweet
Stop the Hype – Where Cloud Computing is Viable… (Part 2) April 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment Part 1 of this article looked at which applications are more suited to today’s Cloud environment. In part 2, we cover the issues of where and why the Cloud model is inappropriate from a data and compliance perspective. In part … Continue reading → Tweet
Stop the Hype – Where Cloud Computing is Viable… (Part 1) April 2009 | Redaction | Leave a comment There are just too many security and compliance risks associated with Cloud Computing today. In this article we examine where Cloud Computing can be part of the overall business strategy and where due to security and compliance issues, outsourcing to … Continue reading → Tweet
