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• Cloud computing vendor lock-in: Avoiding security pitfalls

  Unscrupulous cloud providers can use security controls to make it hard to switch vendors. Know the questions to ask to avoid cloud lock-in.  Continue Reading

• Windows Server 8 Hyper-V security: A look at the new features

  Microsoft’s upcoming new Hyper-V platform features new security capabilities.  Continue Reading

• Cloud DLP: Understanding how DLP works in virtual, cloud environments

  Applying DLP technology to virtual machines can enable cloud computing with enhanced security and compliance.  Continue Reading

• Leveraging Microsoft Azure security features for PaaS security

  Organizations can boost PaaS security late in the game by implementing these stopgap measures.  Continue Reading

• Cloud Security as a Service for secure cloud-based server hosting

  Expert Joseph Granneman looks at cloud Security as a Service options, like encryption and IdM, for ensuring secure cloud-based server hosting.  Continue Reading

• Demystifying the Patriot Act: Cloud computing impact

  An examination of the rules for federal data access shows that it’s actually a complex, difficult process.  Continue Reading

• Countering cloud computing threats: Malicious insiders

  Learn the questions to ask in order to vet your cloud provider’s hiring practices and administrative controls.  Continue Reading

• Five steps for achieving PaaS security in the cloud

  Securing PaaS requires implementing application security fundamentals.  Continue Reading

• Windows 8 authentication: An examination of the new cloud-based option

  A look at the new cloud-based authentication feature included in the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system.  Continue Reading

• Emerging PaaS security tactics for cloud application security

  Securing cloud applications via PaaS can be tricky when providers hold much of the control. Diana Kelley examines emerging PaaS security tactics.  Continue Reading

• CSP security: Industry groups work to improve cloud transparency

  Organizations need insight into their cloud providers’ security. Industry groups are tackling the cloud transparency challenge.  Continue Reading

• PCI virtualization compliance: Three steps for PCI compliance in the cloud

  PCI compliance in the cloud is tough but implementing these strategies can help.  Continue Reading

• Development of NIST cloud security guidelines a complex process

  Several public-private partnerships are working to develop specifications to support the NIST roadmap.  Continue Reading

• Using SSAE 16 standard, SOC reports to assess cloud provider security

  The SAS 70 report has been replaced by the SSAE 16, but how does it stack up as a tool to measure a provider’s security?  Continue Reading

• Massachusetts 201 CMR 17.00 and cloud services

  Organizations face a March 1 deadline for ensuring their cloud and other service providers comply with Massachusetts’ data protection regulation.  Continue Reading