Four steps to secure cloud computing

Grazed from USA Today. Author: Eric Chiu.

Judging by the numbers, we know we’re all in the cloud now (public cloud services alone will grow to $131 billion this year). We know why this is happening—cloud computing is affordable, scalable and really agile. We know there’s no going back. What we don’t know is how safe it all is.

Besides the long list of system crashes and data breaches, analysts tell us the virtualized model presents entirely new security challenges. Sure, that’s always a problem with new technology paradigms. But now, with so many assets migrating, it’s time tackle the issue head-on…

First, think access control and account management. This kind of infrastructure depends on easy access, but granting admin access means giving away the keys to the kingdom (meaning every system, application and security appliance in the datacenter). Retaining control over access and ensuring full visibility is not about trust, it’s about responsibility…

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