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By Lynn Greiner | Photos: Ruslan Sarkisian
AS MORE AND MORE COMPANIES TURN TO THE CLOUD TO STORE INFORMATION AND RUN APPLICATIONS, THE ISSUES OF SECURITY AND PRIVACY HAVE NOW BECOME TOP OF MIND. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT
CANADA, SECURITY MATTERS
RECENTLY HELD A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TO DISCUSS CLOUD COMPUTING AND WHAT CANADIAN BUSINESSES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SECURING THE CLOUD
16 SECURITY MATTERS • MAY/JUNE 2010
loud computing is the trend du jour, and it comes with huge benefits — and equally huge risks.
Recently, Security Matters and Microsoft
Canada hosted a roundtable discussion on the se- curity implications of cloud computing. Moderated by Paul Grossinger, publisher/editor of Security Matters, the session featured a lively discussion about the meaning of cloud computing, and the security concerns and issues surrounding it. Participants came from both the industry
and analyst communities, and included: Fred Carter, senior policy and technology advisor, Information and Privacy Commissioner, On- tario; John Weigelt, national technology of- ficer, Microsoft Canada; Brian O’Higgins, assistant to the chief technology officer, Trend
Micro; Mohammad Akif, national security and privacy lead, Microsoft Canada; and Warren Shiau, senior associate, lead analyst, IT re- search, The Strategic Counsel. The discussion began with the group
musing about the definition of cloud com- puting. For Weigelt, five characteristics define cloud computing: 1. It is service on demand. 2. Location independence: “I don’t worry about where that service is, I just know it’s available to me when I need it.”
3. “I have ubiquitous network access to those resources.”
4. It’s elastic – “I can take as much as I need, when I need it.”
5. “I pay for what I use.”
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