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Cloud Computing Security: Multi-Cloud Infrastructure Provides Diversification but with Added Security Complexity

By Dick Weisinger

While currently 60 percent of businesses are using a single cloud provider, others see advantages to using more than a single provider to avoid having a single point of possible disruption. While diversification has advantages on paper, a multi-cloud infrastructure

Cloud Security: Top 12 Threats to Cloud Computing

By Dick Weisinger

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) recently identified the top 12 things that can adversely impact cloud computing. The following items appeared in the CSA report “The Treacherous 12: Top Threats to Cloud Computing“: Data Breaches Weak Identity, Credential and Access

Security Breaches: Third-Parties Often to Blame in Increasing Number of Hacking Incidents

By Dick Weisinger

Recently, data breaches and hacks are being announced on a regular, if not daily basis. There was the Equifax hack. The SEC. Yahoo’s disclosure that their hack was even bigger than originally announced. Forrester Research announced that their industry research

Security and Data Privacy: GDPR is only Months Away, Yet Businesses (and Regulators) are not Prepared

By Dick Weisinger

If you wonder what GDPR is, you aren’t alone. A survey of US businesses found that 98 percent aren’t sure of the specifics of GDPR. That’s partly understandable since GDPR is an EU regulation that is due to go into

Security and Federal Agencies: Modernization and Funding Issues Hamper Efforts to Stop Cyber Attacks

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses and organizations are struggling to stay current with technology change.  Modernization and security are top concerns for all groups. Federal agencies are no different.  In fact, the challenges for federal agency IT is even greater because their difficulties are