Archive for the ‘Cloud Computing Security’ Category

eSecurity Planet asked us to cover the announcements at RSA this year. Here’s the first part of our coverage:

If 2009 was a lackluster year for security product sales, you certainly wouldn’t know it from some of the vendors on the floor this year at the RSA® Conference in San Francisco. In contrast to last year’s show, attendance appears up – both from delegates and vendors alike. However, things aren’t all rosy. A number of vendors opted not to rent space on the show floor citing economic concerns. Though RSA is not quite back to “heyday” levels from a few years ago, if this year’s show is any indication, the security industry is showing signs of life despite global economic setbacks.

So what is everyone here to learn about? Surprisingly, much of the attention of show attendees is not on completely new themes, but in re-examination of an existing topic that has been with us for some time now. Cloud computing, a logical conclusion of the increasing move to both off-premises and virtualized environments is of primary interest to both vendors and delegates here at the show. RSA President Art Coviello set the direction and tone of the official program with his well-attended cloud-focused keynote and it’s clear that interest in these topics has not waned – in fact, if anything, it’s increased. And vendors are pushing this agenda pointedly as the cloud meme dominates the show floor.

For the rest of our write-up, please click over to eSecurity Planet.

I’ll be doing the keynote for the TechTarget eMail Saas security seminars this month. If you’re in any of these cities – please consider registering for the free half-day seminar.

Thanks!

Chicago, IL
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Hyatt Regency O’Hare

Boston, MA
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Sheraton Needham Hotel

Toronto, ON
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Hilton Suites –
Toronto / Markham Conference Centre and Spa

Houston, TX
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The Magnolia Houston

Karen Hobert, one of the co-founders of the Collaborative Strategy Guild, and I recently teamed up to write a Messaging Security Buyer’s eGuide for Information Security.

In the eGuide we cover:

• Messaging Security Components
• On-Premise vs. SaaS/Cloud
• Logging, Archiving, Reporting, and Compliance Considerations

It was a busy summer and I forgot to mention that Char Sample, Senior Scientist at BBN and I worked on a series of Cloud Computing Security articles together. If you haven’t seen them yet, please consider taking a look!

Overview: What is Cloud Computing?
Part I: Infrastructure Issues
Part II: Choosing a VPN type to Connect to the Cloud
Part III: Routing and DNS Security Threats