Cloud Security Alliance Releases Big Data Reports

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Big Data analytics are being used to help organizations make better decisions based on large volumes of data they have collected, but such analytics are also being used to determine threats to cloud computing. The Cloud Security Alliance’s Big Data Working Group has released the results of its "Big Data Analytics for Security Intelligence" report.

The initial report does focus a little bit on the differences between traditional and Big Data before it dives into how Big Data analytics is being used to obtain actionable intelligence in real time. It’s still early on in the technology’s maturation, though, as there are still a few challenges to be overcome, according to the report. Data provenance, privacy, securing Big Data stores and human-computer interaction are all areas the report noted still need some work and continued evolution…

"Although Big Data analytics holds significant promise, there are a number of challenges that must be overcome to realize its true potential. We have only just begun, but are anxious to move forward in helping the industry understand its potential with new research directions in Big Data security," said Alvaro Cardenas, the report’s lead author and an assistant professor at the University of Texas, in a prepared statement…

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