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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.
Jeremy King, European director, PCI Security Standards Council 22-Apr-2013

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Philippines passes data privacy law
To ensure the long-term implementation of the new law, the government will set up a National Privacy Commission under the President's Office, which will be tasked to monitor and ensure compliance of the country with international data protection standards.
by: Eden Estopace 25-Aug-2012

CITIC Telecom CPC partners with EMC and Riverbed on cloud

CITIC Telecom CPC enhances its SmartCLOUD hybrid cloud portfolio with EMC's storage capabilities and Riverbed's traffic and application balancing solution TAB (Traffic and Application Balancer).
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 24-Aug-2012
CSA, BSI detail 3-level open certification framework
Structured in three levels, each level of the CSA-BSI Open Certification Framework will provide an incremental level of trust and transparency to the operations of cloud service providers, and a higher level of assurance to the cloud consumer.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 21-Aug-2012
Australian building products maker eases DR woes
An independent locally owned Australian manufacturer and distributor of wood-based building products, Gunnersen, has implemented Silver Peak Systems to achieve its disaster recovery objectives.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 14-Aug-2012

Mongolia Energy migrates heavy firewall workloads to cloud

To support its huge user base of 10,000, Mongolia Energy Resources adopts a next-generation firewall and migrates the heavier workloads, such as web filtering and malware scanning, to Barracuda Networks-managed public cloud.
by: Carol Ko 06-Aug-2012
FTS bolsters compliance, security for merchants
Financial Transaction Services, a full-service provider of electronic transaction processing services, has selected Trustwave to provide Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance validation solutions for its merchants and help them enhance security.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 01-Aug-2012
Fortinet: Cyberscams expected during Olympics
Internet users, including public cloud service users, have to be on the alert for cyberscams, especially during the on-going London Olympic Games.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 30-Jul-2012

Verizon: Watch out for gaps in security practices

“Enterprises generally know about [security] best practices,” said Andrew Valentine, managing principal for IRN Forensics at Verizon. “The issue is that enterprises think that they’ve got the best practices in place but they don’t."
by: Khoo Boo Leong 30-Jul-2012

CSA APAC HQ selection: Is Hong Kong losing out in cloud race?

Cloud Security Alliance's APAC managing director contrasts the efforts Singapore and Hong Kong made in developing cloud standards. He says Singapore "has an upper hand" as a sovereign state, and has contributed in international standardization efforts for years.
by: Carol Ko 30-Jul-2012
US study: SMBs expect data privacy from cloud providers
SMBs are rapidly adopting cloud computing to boost efficiency and cut IT costs. Yet they continue to express concerns about privacy in the cloud.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 25-Jul-2012