RSSTue, November 17, 2009 - In the second installment of his series on "Clearing the Cloud," security expert Ariel Silverstone proposes some clearer definitions and metrics to improve cloud security.
Tue, November 10, 2009 - We like to talk about how much easier or cheaper it is to run applications off the cloud or use software-as-a-service (SaaS), and it is - when our Internet connection is working. When we have network problems, though, it's another story entirely.
Wed, October 07, 2009 - A new era of computing is at hand, and botnet herders and malware writers of the world are ready to pounce. Too few users are taking notice, even though security warnings surrounding wireless and mobile technology and cloud services are on the rise.
Fri, October 02, 2009 - Independent business service companies have become a rare breed after Monday's news that Xerox is buying Affiliated Computer Services. Xerox follows Dell and Hewlett-Packard, fellow hardware companies that see revenue in selling machines as well as services. In Internet news, a more diverse management body will run the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), ending the U.S. government's close oversight of the organization. Finally, two of Microsoft's latest software products, Windows 7 and a rudimentary version of its online collaboration applications, are reviewed.
Mon, September 21, 2009 - Most consumers and enterprises have never had to give productivity suites a second thought. They just chose Microsoft Office. But with more apps and data living in the cloud, that's starting to change.
Mon, August 31, 2009 - Many companies have rushed into the cloud without a security strategy, and that's a recipe for trouble.
Mon, August 24, 2009 - There is a great deal of truth that Google can maintain the security of systems better than individual companies. While I may be critical of some aspects of Google Apps security, I firmly believe that Google is significantly more likely to maintain the security of individual systems than companies would themselves.
Fri, July 17, 2009 - A high-profile hack of a Twitter employee's e-mail and Google Apps accounts tops our news this week, in part because the whole saga offers a reminder about the need for strong passwords and exercising caution about what personal information is posted at social-networking sites, especially if, say, that information gives clues to your passwords. Elsewhere in security news, or perhaps we should say just about everywhere in security news, the search spread worldwide for the source of the massive denial-of-service attacks earlier this month.
Tue, May 19, 2009 - Late last year, when I interviewed Google Apps senior security manager Eran Feigenbaum and his marketing partner, Adam Swidler, they talked up Google's place in cloud computing and how it was in a prime position to make a difference with cloud security.
Tue, May 19, 2009 - The dramatic change in the rate of adoption and the amount of discussion taking place regarding cloud computing demands that this technology, or rather a set of related technologies, continue to evolve utilizing a security-sensitive design.
