Packet Inspection Technology And The Cloud
July 17, 2014
Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: Syed Raza.
Cloud computing technology is transforming our environment, workplaces, as well as organizations by provisioning massive quantities of computing power available to even the smallest companies on a pay-as-you-go basis. The exponential adoption of cloud is a welcome change, however, like coin having two sides, the innovations that have made cloud computing possible also have a slightly darker side.
As a foremost, we send e-mails, surf the Web, exchange messages and post comments to blogs, we inevitably leave a digital trail. At every stage of the communication process, no matter how many servers it passes through, established security parameters and protocols act as a watchdog, monitoring the flow of data. This, however, depends on the security tools and preferences…
Packet inspection technology is deeply embedded in firewalls also allows organizations to make security policies for personnel, limiting them in what they can and cannot do over the network, while logging pertinent information and patterns from within contents. For cloud service providers, service-level agreement with their customers play an important part in providing a certain level of service and at the same time enforce an acceptable use policy. This may involve making use of packet inspection to implement certain policies that cover copyright infringements, illegal materials, and unfair use of bandwidth…
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