Can cloud computing tackle new and emerging cyber threats – or is this just a new round of security industry marketing hype?
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The threat of off-radar IT spending may not be as worrying as many CIOs think
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Security is the buzz word and wil remain so. Delete the scoop?
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Access the FireHost cloud server information center for informative and educational information all about security.
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Factual infographic from FireHost which rightfully points out that being in the cloud is not the end of the story. Poor response time will cost more in the end.
"The performance benchmark, an independent third party performed the study, including seven cloud hosting providers and four performance metrics, comparing overall server performance, memory speed, processor speed, and storage speed against a control group consisting of dedicated servers."
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Cloud Nine - Cloud Infographic: Put Your I.T On Cloud Nine
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Enjoy offline access to essential files, get more gigabytes for free, and squeeze more productivity out of your cloud storage.
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Although quite a few smartphone users have not yet realized, everyone is already using Cloud storage in some way or other. Delete the scoop?
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The cloud storage and file-sharing vendor is looking to expand beyond consumers to the enterprise market
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Single sign-on (SSO) will be useful when dealing with security. Delete the scoop?
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Youre no longer in control of your data once you hand it over to a cloud storage provider, but you're legally still responsible for it. Knowing whats in your cloud-provider contract is critical, says tech attorney Milton Petersen.
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A solid article with great advice. Delete the scoop?
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Regulatory issues around data protection and security can be addressed to realise the potential of cloud computing
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Proper regulation and adherence to a set of harmonized standards will eventually lead to a more secure environment. Delete the scoop?
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Security experts warn cloud computing in Australia is becoming an increasingly appealing target for hackers as businesses rapidly take up the technology.
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This was always to be expected. Hackers always follow the money trail. Now it is a matter of how well security can be beefed up to give a reasonable amount of protection. When this is tried and tested the Cloud will become the norm. Delete the scoop?
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Businesses are increasingly looking to cloud solutions for easy backup, but SMBs should be aware that business data demands more than personal users require when it comes to a backup strategy, especially when the cloud is involved.
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Compliance and cross border regulations are still hot potatoes that need addressing. Delete the scoop?
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Easy-to-remember number sequences are way too easy to guess. Here are three keys to creating a more secure password.
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Truly shocking to see how naive users can be when dealing with passwords. Delete the scoop?
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The damage caused by threats and the number of Net-dependent critical systems are on the rise. Yet we still haven't created a safer Internet
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Although there is room for improvement the internet will never be anything even remotely close to 100% secure. So long as there is money to be made via fraudulent ways it will always attract the wrong crowd. Best we can do is be vigilant. 
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March 21, 5:18 AM
This blog post makes the interesting point that as more and more essential infrastructure is migrated online the potential fallout from a malicious attack is increasing to the stage where even essential services like electricity, water, and transportation are all exposed to potential attacks. Delete the scoop?
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New study finds 13 of 15 flash-based solid-state drives suffer data loss or worse when they lose power
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The researchers' conclusion: "SSDs offer the promise of vastly higher performance operation; our results show that they do not provide reliable durability under even the simplest of faults: loss of power." Delete the scoop?
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Enterprises moving to the cloud have to understand that they are not simply purchasing a specific product or service. Rather, they are entering into a core partnership with their cloud providers.
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Trust it! Why not? With a cloud service there is certainly less internal politics. Especially in smaller companies (SMBs) IT departments can be a bit too intrusive, or let me change that, feel like they can be. Delete the scoop?
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Virtual padlocks can keep storage providers -- and the government -- from accessing data in the cloud
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The issue of the Fed spying is not new. In fact it predates the cloud. No mater the security the thought will always be there.
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With the new trends around cloud, BYOD and virtualization – a new focus began to emerge. Learn how cloud computing has created the year of the end-user.
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The cloud has brought a sense of control to end users like never before. IT's role has been thinned down and the need to work from office is even less a requirement. Delete the scoop?
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Regulatory compliance for the healthcare industry is a hot-button issue. The overriding compliance requirements that this industry faces are dictated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), enacted by Congress in 1996.
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Undoubtedly the cloud will benefit the Healthcare industry not just from mobility and costs, but it will test the industry's desire to change. Delete the scoop?
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How cloud computing can lower your costs and increase your security - Pervez Delawalla, president, CEO, Net2EZ
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Some useful info. 
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May 10, 3:27 AM
A major advantage of cloud computing is time and it offers more versatility and capacity. Cloud computing can also improve your ability to be agile and nimble because the monthly fee for service includes taking care of your hardware and resources. Delete the scoop?
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Tablet Total Cost Of Ownership (TCO) - Recent trends seem to indicate that the efficiency of Cloud Based record keeping...
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Security (and privacy) concerns should not to be taken lightly. ID theft is already a huge underworld "business" and it will not help if medical records had to end up in these same wrong hands.
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Web Hosting Simplified
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A Cloud Computing Advancement Act? Lobby now or repent at leisure. Cloud computing is not as disruptive as many organizations feared. Using a cloud provider has come as naturally to most organizations as using webmail.
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Sovreignty issues have resulted in data flows across the pond being restrictive in both ways. Take the US Patriot Act as an example, it is a worry for EU firms, even though it tends to be more bark than bite. Delete the scoop?
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A behind-the-scenes look at how Big Data and data mining techniques are driving advanced Umbrella malware protection.
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Interesting Infographic how Umbrella Security Labs deals with the threat of Malware. Delete the scoop?
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Last week a panel of experts answered your questions on cloud computing for small businesses. Here are the best bits
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Data Breach: Here is an informative infographic reviewing data breaches as well as another one (below) created by the group at: cloudhance.com
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Some interesting stats here.
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Security is a real issue even though it is true that cloud computing is just as safe as traditional systems when it comes to apparent vulnerabilities and security holes. This is because of the nature of cloud computing, the public cloud, there are a lot more people with proximity access to the data. What I mean is that compared to an in-house system where there is virtually no connection to the outside internet, the whole world will now be potentially be able to just walk up to your door, so to speak, in public cloud systems. Delete the scoop?
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More and more cloud services launched by the IT industry to support HIPAA compliance are now available. For example, Verizon Enterprise Solutions has launched a new cloud service that enable health care providers to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. NaviSite/TimeWarner along with other Enterprise Cloud hosting vendors also offer HIPAA compliant cloud solutions. Delete the scoop?
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