Chief information security officers (CISOs) have an important role in moving their organisations, whether they are public or private, to a cloud computing environment, according to professional certification body (ISC)2. The move is ...
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Giving customers an element of control when it comes to storing their data in the cloud is the key to gaining their trust and, in turn, their patronage. This is the belief of Trend Micro’s solutions architect, Udo Schneider, who ...
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IT infrastructure company SCC has become the first supplier on the government’s CloudStore to win pan-government security accreditation. The firm has gained accreditation for its multi-tenanted infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) ...
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MobileIron, a company that specialises in security and management for mobile apps, has introduced a suite of products for enterprise smartphones and tablets. To tackle apps provisioning, the company has developed the MobileIron ...
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A survey of cloud computing users in 50 countries has revealed the failure of government regulations to keep up with developments eroding confidence in the cloud. In its top ten issues eroding confidence in cloud computing the Cloud ...
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Many articles have been written about the pros and cons of cloud security, however, CloudAccess CEO Kevin Nikkhoo articulated the overarching benefits of this changing paradigm during his guest appearance on the popular podcast program "The ...
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Juniper Networks has unveiled an update to its vGW Virtual Gateway product line to target service providers looking for better security on a larger scale. The vGW series works at the hypervisor level, putting firewall, antivirus and ...
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Cloud computing is all about cutting costs, but some organisations that are going down that road are reporting increased cost instead. How is this possible? According to Marc Noble, director of government affairs for (ISC)2, he knows of ...
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The industry has welcomed the European Commission's (EC's) ambitious cloud computing strategy but insisted more efforts are needed in areas of cloud standardisation, security and data protection if the EC'sforecasts are to be met. The ...
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Cloud computing is going to cause a spate of horrible problems as data owners lose control of their information, according to the co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak. Wozniak, who co-founded the world's most valuable company with the late ...
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Customers of AWS public cloud are reaping the benefits of cost savings, elasticity and scalability, but many are still wary of putting sensitive applications in the cloud, despite having a "cloud-first" and "cloud-ready" strategy. At an ...
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched two new EC2 instances for applications and analytics workloads, as well as AWS Data Pipeline, a web service that allows enterprises to move data across various systems Launching the new Elastic ...
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With cybercrime revealed to cost Scottish businesses an estimated 5bn academics are urging firms to ensure IT staff have the right skills to overcome new and emerging threats. To enable them to do that, Edinburgh Napier University is ...
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Amazon Web Services has submitted an entry to the Cloud Security Alliance's Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR), a move that sheds some light into the security features of its IaaS cloud offering. The CSA launched its STAR program ...
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An official document containing policies and pledges for customers of Oracle's cloud services reveals that many aspects fall in line with industry standards, while others may prompt cause for worry among customers, according to analysts. ...
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