7 Tips for Securing Your Cloud, from the Federal Government
The federal government has been very active in the cloud computing space in recent times, and accordingly, The National Institute of Standards and Technology has been busy researching and setting definitions and guidelines to ensure agency and contractor understanding and compliance.
To help organizations address security concerns in the cloud — an extremely sensitive area — NIST just issued a set of working guidelines on cloud security and privacy. The guidelines, prepared by Wayne Jansen of Booz Allen Hamilton and Tim Grance of NIST, are meant for agencies and contractors, but provide excellent guidance to private-sector organizations as well…