data privacy

Chartis launches cyber insurance policy in APAC

Global insurer Chartis targets the cyber insurance policy at MNCs in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand with a minimum annual turnover of US$100,000. Limits of liability are capped at US$10 million, subject to individual risk assessment.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 14-May-2012

Educating digital natives in the cloud era

What does it take to educate young people in the digital era? Understandably, schools, governments and policymakers are in a quandary on how to choose from a slew of technology options available the best fit for an institution's learning objectives.
by: Eden Estopace, eGov Innovation 04-May-2012

Chinese government official: Is cloud HK's next advantage?

The long-term development of a city does not solely rely on its present advantages. A Chinese official asks: Will Hong Kong remain as a financial and logistics hub in 10 or 20 years' time? Where should Hong Kong position itself when other Chinese cities are catching up? What cloud services should it focus on?
by: Carol Ko 27-Apr-2012

Global wisdom for Hong Kong's cloud standard body

Leveraging global wisdom will be significant to the success of Hong Kong Cloud Standards Alliance (HKCSA), noted technology experts and academics at last week's inauguration ceremony of HKCSA, which was advised to "think global."
by: Sheila Lam, Computerworld Hong Kong 18-Apr-2012
Survey: Great confidence in IT hinder collaborative cloud deployment
IDC Government Insights survey show that a government department that is highly confident in running its own private cloud environment may run the risk of not reaching out to other internal departments to collaborate on cloud opportunities. Read on for IDC's recommendations to optimize the benefits of cloud services.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 11-Apr-2012

Hong Kong government CIO to form cloud expert group

In line with China's 12th Five-Year Plan, the Hong Kong government CIO will lead a 20-member cloud expert group to drive standards development and promote the best practices of cloud computing within the government. It will also work with international and Mainland Chinese industry bodies to help set cloud standards.
by: Carol Ko 30-Mar-2012
Can insurance cover cybercrime damages at your business
Later in 2012 the long-awaited amendments to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in Hong Kong will be enacted. Although the public consultation and the [Hong Kong] Privacy Commissioner's Office suggested laws requiring those who suffered security breaches resulting in lost personal data to inform affected persons (and regulators) of the losses, this hasn't been included in the bill currently being debated.
by: Peter Bullock, Pinsent Masons 19-Mar-2012

Top 5 mistakes to avoid in cloud adoption

CIOs are now convinced that when properly implemented, cloud computing can improve a firm's agility and productivity while cutting IT cost. But not every organization will benefit from cloud computing. Common mistakes include wrong cloud model adopted and loose treatment of data security.
by: Cherry Fung, Fortinet Hong Kong and Macau 07-Mar-2012

Microsoft advises: 2 cloud projects with easily justified ROI

Collaborative and communication applications, CRM, PaaS and IaaS are some common workloads organizations move to the cloud, as they "make total financial sense." Read on to find out two types of projects CIOs and IT pros can target at for early cloud adoption.
by: Carol Ko 30-Jan-2012
Performing due diligence before signing a cloud SLA
No one is certain of all the legal risks associated with enterprises storing confidential or proprietary information outside the corporate firewall -- in the cloud. However, there is growing consensus about what companies should ask cloud vendors to maintain a secure IT environment and avoid potential legal risks associated with the cloud.
by: Colin J. Zick, partner, Foley Hoag LLP and contributor, SearchCloudComputing.com 12-Jan-2012