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About the blog:
This blog is dedicated to “Cloud Computing” from an IT security perspective.
Cloud Computing is a nebulous term covering an array of technologies and services including; Grid Computing, Utility Computing, Software as a Service (SaaS), Storage in the Cloud and Virtualization. There is no shortage of buzzwords and definitions differ depending on who you talk to.
The common theme is that computing takes place ‘in the cloud’ - outside of your organisations network.
Semantics aside, there is a much bigger question: what does it all mean from an IT security perspective? How should we as an IT security community be thinking about these technologies? What are the risks and how should we assess them? And when things go wrong - when threats become realised - how should we respond?
If you are curious about “securing the cloud” or you are already grappling with these questions, this blog is for you.
About the blogger:
Craig Balding is a Security Practitioner at a Fortune 500 where he leads a crack team of security SME’s. He has a decade of hands-on IT Security experience.
His primary skill areas include; UNIX security, ORACLE RDBMS security, Penetration Testing, Digital Forensics (offline, live and network), Global Investigations. He co-authored Maximum Security and even has a CISSP.
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