security

Essential IT investment: Outsourcing cloud services

Most finance and insurance institutions will enter the cloud computing continuum by building private clouds and consuming external non-core services such as email, collaboration tools, and ERP/CRM.
by: Bruce Dahlgren, HP 22-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
SK Telecom secures physical and virtual networks
To deliver broad cloud security across its physical and virtual network environments, SK Telecom deployed Juniper Networks vGW Virtual Gateway with Juniper Networks SRX Series Services Gateways to automate cloud-based data center protection and support dynamic service delivery.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 19-Jun-2012
SafeNet acquires Cryptocard for cloud-based authentication
SafeNet acquires Cryptocard for its authentication-as-a-service, which protects and controls data and identities across networks, mobile devices to and from the cloud for mobile and telecom service providers, IT system integrators and service providers.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 13-Mar-2012

Network and physical security in the cloud

As far as risks are concerned, cloud computing services are no more challenging than the average applications in the private data center of an organization. In both cases, the level of protection is equal to the security measures taken based on the risk analysis.
by: Cherry Fung, Fortinet 07-Nov-2011

IT manager admits harsh cloud realities

Cloud usage can go out of hand and lead to higher costs for all. Ernie Neuman once bailed his cloud services as the costs quickly overran the budget, a victim of what he calls cloud sprawl -- when developers set up virtual servers at will, then abandoned them without shutting them.
by: Tim Greene, IDG News Service 13-May-2011

Filipino executives: Working models needed for SaaS adoption

Unless it is a necessity, the Philippines is not an early adopter of cloud computing, said a government IT executive at a roundtable recently held in Manila. And for cloud services to take off in the country, working models are needed.
by: Eden Estopace 12-Apr-2011
Federated identity management urgently needed in the cloud
Federated identity management groups and vendors toss up standards and solutions, as enterprises attempt to wrest control of user access to cloud-based applications.
by: Laura Smith, Features Writer, SearchCloudComputing.com 18-Mar-2011
Cloud computing: Getting over the fear factor
KPMG's partner of Advisory Services Victor Keong told attendees at IDC's Cloud Technologies Asia 2010 conference that fears around cloud computing need to be balanced with the business benefits: cost savings; elasticity and scalability to business needs; move from capex to opex, etc.
by: Emily Chia 11-Mar-2011
Symantec optimizes security solutions for all hypervisors
Symantec's endpoint security, messaging security and endpoint management products are expected to help users simplify the maintaining secure virtual environments by providing a common operating, licensing and management model across physical and virtual infrastructures.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 23-Feb-2011