Security In A Cloud

Security In A Cloud
How secure is cloud computing? And does it matter if a company outsources to more than one cloud provider?
CIOs have been asking these kinds of questions for months as they attempt to clean up their data centers by outsourcing some applications and virtualizing others. Forbes caught up with Art Coviello, president of RSA, the security division of EMC ( EMC – news – people ), to broach some of their concerns.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/20/cloud-computing-rsa-technology-cio-network-coviello.html
Outsourcing applications and data to cloud-computing providers helps in many areas, raises risks in others.

How secure is cloud computing? And does it matter if a company outsources to more than one cloud provider?

CIOs have been asking these kinds of questions for months as they attempt to clean up their data centers by outsourcing some applications and virtualizing others. Forbes caught up with Art Coviello, president of RSA, the security division of EMC ( EMC – news – people ), to broach some of their concerns.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/20/cloud-computing-rsa-technology-cio-network-coviello.html

Outsourcing applications and data to cloud-computing providers helps in many areas, raises risks in others.

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