Cloud Computing: Inside Intel, part 1- The Evolution of IT security

Grazed from CSO. Author: Bobby Violino.

Like many other companies, processor manufacturer Intel Corp. is having to evolve its information security focus to meet the changes underway in the technology landscape—particularly with the rapid growth of mobile devices and applications and the rise in cloud computing services.

"We realize the importance of detective controls and building out our security business intelligence capabilities to scale and meet future business objectives around computing," says Alan Ross, senior principal engineer at Intel. "We must have the ability to aggregate, correlate and even visualize many billions of events per day. This type of scale requires investment in many areas."…

One particular area of focus for the company is mobility, Ross says. "In order to deliver the appropriate user experience for mobility, we need capabilities such as single sign-on and federation that will enable seamless access to applications and information without compromising the security of the information," he says. Cloud computing brings a lot of opportunity, Ross says, "but with it come some security concerns that must be addressed in order to balance the capabilities with the risk. We continue to focus on application and data security as well as the ability to have near real-time visibility into what’s occurring within these internal and external computing environments."…

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