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Cloud adoption barrier: Asian mentality towards bank regulators

According to Akamai's enterprise security director, the challenge in cloud adoption for Asia FSI's is their "Asian mentality": a sort of respect for the hierarchy that makes them less likely to challenge the authorities and regulators as their MNC counterparts in the West would.
Carol Ko 27-May-2013

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(ISC)2, Cloud Security Alliance creates cloud security pro cert
With the credential and first examinations to be available in 2014, (ISC)2 and CSA will identify the areas of required expertise, practice domains, and a globally accepted benchmark for the level of experience required to denote competency.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 25-Apr-2013

Cloud data protection tips

With any evolving technology comes new threats to the security of an organization’s data, and specifically payment card data, which remains the most attractive target for criminals.
by: Jeremy King, European director, PCI Security Standards Council 22-Apr-2013

Equinix's third Singapore data center opens 2014

The new facility, targeted at cloud service providers, financial institutions and digital content distributors, will feature 385,000 square feet of gross floor area and 5,000 cabinets over multiple phrases.
by: Melissa Chua 19-Apr-2013

Study: Revealing the forgotten part of cloud security

Following the release of Microsoft Security Intelligence Report v.14, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Director Tim Rains explains whether enterprises can guard themselves against the most prevalent cyber threats with cloud adoption.
by: Carol Ko 18-Apr-2013
Gartner: Cloud to deliver 10% of enterprise IT security products by 2015
Cloud-based security services are also driving changes in the market landscape, particularly in the areas of secure email and secure Web gateways, remote vulnerability assessment, and Identity and Access Management.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 16-Apr-2013
Dropbox for Business hits Cloud storage market
Dropbox has introduced its business offering, dubbed Dropbox for Business, which offers a single sign-on feature.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 15-Apr-2013

Tips for engaging the current SMB Cloud market

Applications with high probability of being migrated from servers to a SaaS model in the near future include payroll/HR, accounting/finance, CRM and business intelligence, data mining and analytics. Research showed 30% of SMBs worldwide would like to purchase cloud services in bundles with certain countries such as China well exceeding the global average.
by: Melissa Chua 10-Apr-2013

Authenticating access to the Cloud

Authenticating users' identity before they are allowed to access the cloud is the most straightforward method to ensure better protection for data and applications. But even so, simple username-password authentication in this day and age will not be sufficient to keep intruders away.
by: Philippe Inserra, Asia Vice-President, Online Authentication, Security Business Unit, Gemalto 09-Apr-2013
FortiGuard Labs launches Cloud-based sandboxing and IP reputation services
Product aimed at stopping APTs, complements existing Fortinet products.
by: Asia Cloud Forum Editors 02-Apr-2013
Rackspace buys Exceptional Cloud Services for error tracking, Redis-as-a-Service
Rackspace will acquire Exceptional Cloud Services to expand its developer solutions portfolio to include error tracking and Redis-as-a-Service capabilities, currently used by more than 50,000 application developers.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 02-Apr-2013