Malcom Harden

Managing the challenge of cloud “creep”

July 20 2012 @8:35 AM
By: Malcom Harden
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Cloud computing provides organizations access to a vast array of virtual computing resources, along with ease of purchase. While both advantages are driving the high demand for cloud services, their combination can lead to the problem of cloud “creep”—purchasing more cloud services than you really need.Cloud creep is becoming more and more of a challenge as organizations move into the cloud. With the cloud, any business area within an organization—not just IT—can easily identify and readily purchase cloud solutions to address its specific needs. More...
Patrick Cronin

When it comes to cloud web hosting, not all security controls are created equal

June 4 2012 @9:36 AM
By: Patrick Cronin
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Cloud computing is shifting the federal CIO’s responsibility from managing data centers to managing cloud services, especially for cloud security, even when those services are procured outside the CIO’s office. As a result, CIOs must pay close attention to the security controls its agency programs are getting with their cloud infrastructure for web hosting. More...
Mark Spreitzer

Incident management and response in the cloud

May 31 2012 @1:20 PM
By: Mark Spreitzer
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Last month, I spoke at the GovSec/CPM conference where numerous questions were asked on the topic of “Cloud Incident Response.” This is one of those top security concerns for executives when considering cloud computing and how to prepare and manage incidents when something goes wrong. More...

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