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As game changing as the cloud is for business, it is important to remember that it is still in an early stage of development. Due to little standardization in cloud structure, it is vital that any CIO considering moving to the cloud consider a variety of security issues. NetIQ’s Patrick Eijkenboom suggests five security questions be part of a careful and studied approach before making the jump to cloud.
We already know that the cloud is a disruptive influence that will push many organizations to examine how to evolve to fit into the world of cloud computing. Cloud First initiatives in both government and media are being encouraged and the emergence of cloud technology is already presenting some significant challenges for security standards and practices. Most of these challenges are due to security variables from vendor to vendor and a lack of basic standard practices across the board. None of this is new, but the cloud tends to amplify the issues by its very nature.
This is not to say that moving to the cloud is unsafe, but to point out that some enterprise applications require deeper consideration when crafting a cloud strategy. It is understandable for CIOs to get anxious about moving as much as possible to the cloud. But there are a few specific questions, centered on security, that every CIO should consider when outlining a migration plan.
It is important as you continue to build more of your enterprise in the cloud that compliance questions posed both internally and externally are answerable before the questions are even asked. As you begin to build the instruments that will allow you to address risk management questions the best way to start is by asking those questions yourself. Due diligence and intelligent considerations of cloud computing security standards will make the move to the cloud a safer and smarter choice.
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