{"id":1646,"date":"2010-11-05T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2010-11-05T07:00:51","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T15:00:51","slug":"cloud-computing-vendors-focus-on-improving-security-weaknesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-vendors-focus-on-improving-security-weaknesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Computing: Vendors Focus on Improving Security Weaknesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Secure Cloud Computing. \u00a0To some, at least with the current state of technology, that might sound like an oxymoron. \u00a0When asked about cloud computing, security is the main issue that concerns most organizations. \u00a0That sentiment isn’t being ignored by cloud vendors. \u00a0In fact, many cloud vendors realize that the long-term success of their businesses depends on the need for them to convince customers that their data will be secure.<\/p>\n

Forrester Research has picked up on this. \u00a0Jonathan Penn, analyst at Forrester, recently wrote <\/a>that “heightened pressure by cloud customers and prospects is fueling the rapid evolution of solutions. How rapid and radical an evolution? By 2015, security will shift from being the No. 1 inhibitor of cloud to one of the top enablers and drivers of cloud services adoption.” \u00a0Penn is predicting that by 2015 the cloud security market will be a $1.5 billion force with 5 percent of all security spending going towards the cloud.<\/p>\n

Many organizations already have security budgets for their in-house IT projects. \u00a0Forrester sees the allocation of those funds changing, and moving towards being applied to cloud application computing. \u00a0He sees a new category of products being created that can specifically enhance the security of cloud applications. \u00a0A Forrester report observes that “end user organizations are beginning to seek security as an inherent feature of cloud services, where it is more effective, more easily managed, and less expensive.”<\/p>\n

Partnerships between cloud vendors and security vendors is beginning to happen. \u00a0Amazon has teamed <\/a>with Symantec’s Symantec Endpoint Protection product for Windows. \u00a0Verizon Business and McAfee are also teaming up<\/a>. \u00a0We can expect more such partnerships and products in the future.<\/p>\n

Penn argues for the cloud security market to take shape and for there to be more acceptance that cloud security standards are needed. \u00a0Many of the existing standards around hosted applications aren’t sufficient for guaranteeing security of data. \u00a0 Penn wrote that “Certifications and other operational standards such as SAS 70 Type II (or even the new SSAE 16 designed to replace it), SEI CMMi and ISO 27001 are ill-fitted assurances for the security of cloud environments. \u00a0Nor can SLAs sufficiently cover everything: Adopting organisations need more detail and concrete assurances of operational practices – such as specifying both the control technologies and policies in place, access to system logs, and regular communication of results from security scans – rather than relying on general contract language.”<\/p>\n

eWeek <\/a>quotes Allen Allison, chief security officer at naviSite as saying that “it must be understood that not all clouds are the same, not all security requirements are equal and not all customers have the same level of expectations; thus, costs of compliance should be considered as standards as cloud security is developed.”<\/p>\n

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Secure Cloud Computing. \u00a0To some, at least with the current state of technology, that might sound like an oxymoron. \u00a0When asked about cloud computing, security is the main issue that concerns most organizations. \u00a0That sentiment isn’t being ignored by cloud…<\/span><\/p>\n

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