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Danger in the clouds

2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 2008; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1353-4858(08)70140-5

1872-9371

Steve Mansfield-Devine,

Cloud Data Security Solutions

Cloud computing is hot, but are we running ahead of our ability to ensure a secure environment? If you are smart, you have invested significant resources in securing the perimeter of your organisation. You feel safe behind the firewalls, DMZs, VPNs and fiercely enforced policies. Then along comes cloud computing and suddenly your users are keeping valuable and even business-critical data outside the perimeter, beyond your control. Scary, is it not?