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• Email security best practices for email Security as a Service

  Cloud-based email security services offer many advantages, but to avoid problems organizations must follow best practices when evaluating providers.  Continue Reading

• Password-based authentication: A weak link in cloud authentication

  Password cracking tools demonstrate the weakness of passwords for securing cloud services.  Continue Reading

• Intrusion detection in the cloud: Public cloud IDS considerations

  Find out about key issues to weigh when implementing IDS in public cloud environments, and options available.  Continue Reading

• Software license management in the cloud: A complex process

  Managing software licenses in virtual environments is complicated. Find out strategies for tackling this challenge.  Continue Reading

• AWS firewall options for cloud network security

  Organizations have limited choices for implementing firewall controls in Amazon's cloud.  Continue Reading

• DNS in the cloud: Building a secure DNS architecture

  Cloud customers need to make sure cloud providers are taking steps to secure their DNS infrastructure, including DNSSEC signed zones.  Continue Reading

• DNS attacks: Compromising DNS in the cloud

  An examination of DNS attack vectors in the IaaS environment.  Continue Reading

• Article 29 Working Party cloud computing opinion: Blow to Safe Harbor?

  European Union data protection authorities cast doubt on Safe Harbor self-certification for cloud providers.  Continue Reading

• Community cloud not a cure-all for cloud compliance

  Using the community cloud model helps address compliance concerns, but, in the end, organizations are still responsible for meeting their compliance obligations.  Continue Reading

• Virtualization vulnerabilities and virtualization security threats

  Vulnerabilities affecting VMware and other virtualization platforms underscore the need for patch management and risk management in virtual and cloud environments.  Continue Reading

• IaaS security puts spotlight on hypervisor security, tenant management

  Virtualization security is at the core of IaaS security.  Continue Reading

• Vertical cloud providers and cloud transparency

  An examination of some vertical-specific CSPs shows security details are hard to find.  Continue Reading

• 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