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5 Mistakes a Security Vendor Made in the Cloud

Here's the cautionary tale of how one security vendor went astray in the computing cloud, and what customers can learn from it. (Part 3 in a series)

Sep 30, 2009 5 mins

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Defining Cloud Security: Six Perspectives

Cloud computing is all the rage these days, but confusion abounds over how best to secure it. Here, six IT security practitioners share their ideas on the key components of a cloud defense (part of an ongoing series).

Sep 29, 2009 10 mins

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Cloud Security Through Control Vs.Ownership

It was hard enough to make virtualization palatable to auditors; cloud is going to be even harder.

Sep 15, 2009 3 mins

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Cloud Security: Time to Smoke Another One?

CSOonline embarks on a series about cloud computing risks and how to minimize them. Here's how you, the reader, can be part of the solution.

Aug 31, 2009 3 mins

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Winkler: The Real Problems With Cloud Computing

Google may well protect servers better than you do. But Ira Winkler says your job is to protect information, not just servers.

Aug 24, 2009 8 mins

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Why Twitter Hack is NOT a Cloud Security Wake-up Call

The recent Twitter hack illustrates a problem with weak passwords, not cloud security, writes Pete Soderling, founder of Web development shop Mechanikal and API management company Stratus Security Technologies.

Jul 20, 2009 3 mins

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Forrester: A Close Look At Cloud Computing Security Issues

Chenxi Wang examines security, compliance and contractual issues in cloud computing

Jul 1, 2009 5 mins

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Google FAIL and the Fog Over Cloud Security

Recent Google failures have renewed debate over whether it's foolish to trust the computing cloud. But the biggest threat remains our lack of understanding.

May 19, 2009 3 mins

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Cloud Security: Danger (and Opportunity) Ahead

In the first in his series of "Clearing the Cloud" columns, security expert Ariel Silverstone explores the dangers of cloud computing and outlines security best practices to make it work.

May 19, 2009 6 mins

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