Cloud computing guidance issued by PCI council
February 7, 2013
Grazed from Secure Business Magazine. Author: Editorial Staff.
Guidelines on cloud computing have been released by the PCI security standards council. With an aim to offer a resource for businesses in choosing solutions and third-party cloud providers, the guidelines were developed by PCI special interest groups to answer common questions. The main objectives are to provide an explanation of common deployment and service models for cloud environments, including how implementations may vary within the different types, compliance challenges in a cloud environment and determining and documenting responsibilities to the different cloud models and guidance.
The document also includes a number of appendices to address specific PCI DSS requirements and implementation scenarios, including: additional considerations to help determine PCI DSS responsibilities across different cloud service models; sample system inventory for cloud computing environments; sample matrix for documenting how PCI DSS responsibilities are assigned between cloud provider and client; and a starting set of questions that can help in determining how PCI DSS requirements can be met in a particular cloud environment…
Chris Brenton, PCI Special Interest Group contributor and director of security for CloudPassage, said: “One of cloud computing’s biggest strengths is its shared-responsibility model. However, this shared model can magnify the difficulties of architecting a secure computing environment. “One of this supplement’s greatest achievements is that it clearly defines the security responsibilities of the cloud provider and the cloud customer. With PCI DSS as the foundation, this guidance provides an excellent roadmap to crafting a secure posture in both private and public cloud.”…
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