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15 Dec 2011Big-data-retention-storage-security…what a mess!
I've written some new bits on storage security and data retention that you may be interested in...especially as your move your "big data" to the cloud in 2012. You are going to do that, right? ;-) Enjoy!Data security and backup encryption remain criticalSecure data storage strategies and budget-friendly security tools for SMBsHeading in the Wrong Direction with Data Protection?As always, be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for links to all ...
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09 Dec 2011
Reactive security at its finest
I've been hearing on the news about Georgia State University (@GeorgiaStateU) installing 50 new security cameras. No doubt, universities in downtown Atlanta (one of the highest-crime cities in the nation) are not fairing so well with security these days so somebody needs to do something, no?Well, Georgia State's solutions was to install more security cameras. Is this security theater at it's finest? Not totally, but it is security theater like ...
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07 Dec 2011
Join me live online today with TechTarget & ISACA
Today is our live virtual seminar Making the Case for the Cloud: The Next Steps. Join me, Urs Fischer, Dave Shackleford, Andrew Baer and Diana Kelley to hear about various aspects of cloud computing you may not have thought about.Starting at 11:15am ET, I'll be presenting on Incident Response in Cloud Computing. I'll talk about common incident response weaknesses I see in my work, questions you must ask your cloud ...
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04 Jul 2011
Cloud insecurities, when are they going to end?
This week's post is about cloud security - technically, lack thereof...Check out these new pieces I've written for Security Technology Executive and Acunetix:Dark Cloud Looming?What’s your take on cloud security?Enjoy!As always, be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for links to my 500+ articles, whitepapers, podcasts, webcasts, books and more....
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27 Jun 2011
Dropbox “bug” = why the cloud cannot be blindly trusted
I've been ranting about "the cloud" (what a tired term) for a couple of years now. As if we haven't seen enough examples lately of why we cannot put all our eggs in the cloud basket, here's one more with the "code bug" that impacted Dropbox's authentication mechanism over the weekend.Sure, Dropbox isn't an enterprise cloud app per se but I'll guarantee you it's impacting your enterprise this very moment. ...
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08 Jun 2011
Weiner fallout: “I got hacked” is the new scapegoat
I recently met up with some technology lawyer colleagues after work and we shared our thoughts on the Anthony Weiner "incident". We were talking about how early on in the saga no one but Weiner and the lucky recipients of his tweets really knew what the truth was. Predictably, as we're seeing and hearing more and more these days, Weiner came out and said "I was hacked. It happens to ...
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12 May 2011
Amazon’s cloud outage, big deal…?
Here's a great piece from my colleague Jonathan Feldman on why Amazon's recent outage is irrelevant. It reminds me of my what I've always preached: if it's got an IP address, a URL or human beings involved, it's fair game. Something's going to happen eventually.It's our job to help our businesses/clients to be able to respond appropriately and minimize the impact when something does occur. You've gotta have a fall ...
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11 May 2011
The new IT skill you *must* develop
Yesterday I had lunch with some colleagues who are lawyers that focus their work in/around compliance, intellectual property and cloud computing. It was neat to hear their perspective on where things are headed in IT. We came to the conclusion that IT professionals are going to have to learn as much as they can about the legal side of what we do.I'm not talking compliance in general but also contracts, ...
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21 Apr 2011
Amazon’s cloud outage – does it change your perception of the cloud?
Everyone (okay, many; especially the vendor marketing types) keeps swearing by the "cloud"...and then Amazon's EC2 goes down today. How does that affect how you view the cloud?I've been a skeptic and I'm still a skeptic...beware the cloud bandwagon....
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20 Mar 2011
Getting your ducks in a row with cloud compliance
Cloud, cloud, cloud - it's all we're hearing about these days. Frankly I'm over the hype - have been for a while...But whether or not we buy into all this hoopla over "the cloud", the technologies and associated security risks and compliance headaches aren't going anywhere. With that here are a couple of new pieces I've written for SearchCompliance.com that you may be interested in:The cloud’s compliance complexities you cannot ...
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