RSA Europe 2012: Cloud computing has potential to drive greater security

Grazed from InforSecurity Magazine. Author: Editorial Staff.

During a keynote session at today’s RSA Europe Conference in London, Qualys chairman and CEO, Philippe Courtot, said the cloud can be a security enabler, despite many organizations’ continued hesitance to adopt widespread cloud technologies out of concerns over security and a lack of control

Courtot did not deny the fact that he has been a staunch proponent of cloud adoption for more than a decade, despite many in the IT world continuing to voice objections to the model over security issues. “At times I’ve felt like Galileo trying to convince the Catholic church that the sun does not revolve around the earth”, he quipped. Those who contend the cloud is an unsafe place to store assets like mission-critical applications are basing this opinion on false assumptions, the Qualys CEO proclaimed…

There are many falacies about the cloud that get tossed about, he continued, and the IT infrastructure is here to stay and only grows larger each day. In fact, Courtot added, nearly all organizations make use of the cloud in many facets of their business. “Like every new technology”, he surmised, “[the cloud] brings with it new challenges”…

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