Risks of virtualization in public and private clouds
Basic cloud risk assessment
You should worry about the risks of cloud computing. But don’t get too scared. With a few simple steps you can easily get a basic understanding of your risks in the cloud and even have a good start in managing these risks. If you are a large corporation in a regulated industry, a cloud risk […]
Encrypting your cloud data for extra protection
Encrypting data is one of the best ways of protecting your data as it moves to the cloud. The only thing better than encrypting your data, is not storing your data at all. Let’s first look at the case of using file sharing applications such as Dropbox. If you are the only user of the […]
The fun parts of cloud training
Look at cloud value first; only then look at risk
The most important challenge businesses encounter when it comes to adopting the cloud isn’t security. Yes, security is important; and it’s certainly true that cloud computing introduces new risks, but almost all risks can be adequately catered for. However, that doesn’t happen all the time, and that’s when expensive errors occur. Recently, I heard from […]
Top 8 cloud risks according to ENISA
Simple SaaS security tips
Most people and companies are now using a significant amount of SaaS solutions. Companies are running sales support software, file sharing, collaboration, e-mail and a lot more in the cloud. But that usage also leads to concerns about the security of those solutions. How safe are they? What risks do we run? Here are a […]
New cloud security certification CCSP to complement CCSK
Cloud Roadmap for Banks
A few days ago I did a webinar titled: How Banks Can Speed Products To Market Through Systematic Selection And Approval Of Cloud Services The Cloud Security Alliance recently published a service on the adoption of cloud in the financial services industry. In this webinar  I analyse that report, and put it in the context […]