Cloud Computing Strategies for the CIOEmail Alerts
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Leap year glitch triggers Azure outage
A Microsoft Azure outage that affected customers worldwide was apparently triggered by a leap year software glitch. Windows Azure Storage was not impacted. News | 01 Mar 2012
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Netflix leverages cloud computing characteristics for security
Company’s cloud security architect talks about advantages over data center model. News | 22 Sep 2011
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McAfee debuts protection for offline virtual environments
Total Protection for Virtualization is a suite of products that includes a component that scans offline virtual images for configuration and security vulnerabilities. Article | 15 Sep 2008
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VMware configuration management, patching best practices
How to use vSphere 5 tools to streamline configuration and patch management. Tip
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Amazon S3 security: Exploiting misconfigurations
A tool uses standard wordlists to expose vulnerabilities in Amazon S3 implementations. Tip
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The hypervisor security patch management process
Enterprises using virtualization must include hypervisor patching in their patch management process. Robbie Higgins explains why. Tip
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Maintaining security after a cloud computing implementation
You've just migrated your organization's applications and data in the cloud. The task of ensuring ongoing security has only just begun. Michael Cobb reviews how to work with your cloud provider. Tip
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Cloud computing security: Choosing a VPN type to connect to the cloud
How do VPNs interact with the cloud, and how can enterprises best utilize the combined technologies? In this tip, experts Diana Kelley and Char Sample lay out the devices to consider securing when connecting to the cloud, as well as possible VPN opti... Tip
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Leap year glitch triggers Azure outage
A Microsoft Azure outage that affected customers worldwide was apparently triggered by a leap year software glitch. Windows Azure Storage was not impacted. News
-
VMware configuration management, patching best practices
How to use vSphere 5 tools to streamline configuration and patch management. Tip
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Netflix leverages cloud computing characteristics for security
Company’s cloud security architect talks about advantages over data center model. News
-
Amazon S3 security: Exploiting misconfigurations
A tool uses standard wordlists to expose vulnerabilities in Amazon S3 implementations. Tip
-
The hypervisor security patch management process
Enterprises using virtualization must include hypervisor patching in their patch management process. Robbie Higgins explains why. Tip
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Maintaining security after a cloud computing implementation
You've just migrated your organization's applications and data in the cloud. The task of ensuring ongoing security has only just begun. Michael Cobb reviews how to work with your cloud provider. Tip
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Cloud computing security: Choosing a VPN type to connect to the cloud
How do VPNs interact with the cloud, and how can enterprises best utilize the combined technologies? In this tip, experts Diana Kelley and Char Sample lay out the devices to consider securing when connecting to the cloud, as well as possible VPN opti... Tip
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McAfee debuts protection for offline virtual environments
Total Protection for Virtualization is a suite of products that includes a component that scans offline virtual images for configuration and security vulnerabilities. Article
About Cloud Patch Management and Cloud Configuration Management
Moving applications to the cloud does not alleviate the need to secure, patch and properly configure application to prevent unauthorized access to data, malware attacks and other Web-based attacks. In this section, learn about cloud patch management and cloud configuration management, including how to properly develop, patch and configure systems and processes for the cloud, how and when to scan cloud-based applications and systems for missing patches, plus how to spot poor configurations and other vulnerabilities that may expose your data to attack.