Tag Archives: Consultants

SAS 70 & Cloud Computing

The Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) has become the ubiquitous auditing report by which all cloud computing service providers are judged.  So how did this financial auditing report become the standard by which we examine cloud service … Continue reading

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Cloud Security Alliance Announces Trusted Cloud Initiative White Paper

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announces that the Trusted Cloud Initiative has published its initial white paper, “Trusted Cloud Initiative Quick Guide to the Reference Architecture”. The purpose of the quick guide is to take a user through the Trusted … Continue reading

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HIPAA Compliance Level in AWS and Responsibility

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996(P.L.104-191) [HIPAA] was enacted by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. It was originally sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kan.). Title … Continue reading

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Cloud Security Implementation, SaaS Security

Cloud Security – Some Implementation Techniques The Cloud – Physical Security The Cloud – Logical Security The Host Operating System that resides on the actual hardware needs to have strong key access to a limited number of Administrators. Guest OS’s … Continue reading

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Cloud governance, Cloud Security(XO, Intel, Ping Identity), Top 5 Questions & Building Blocks of Private Cloud, SLA

Cloud governance: Learning from SOA One of the aspects of cloud that often escapes critical evaluation is governance – the question of how all the loose associations upon which cloud depends are to be maintained and operated in a way … Continue reading

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