Today we announced the next advancement in our Cloud Security Platform, a framework which enables secure interaction between businesses and the cloud. As cloud computing becomes more pervasive in business IT environments, more complex requirements for securing the flow of data arise, along with the necessity to protect users both on and off the corporate Read more…
Tags: cloud, Cloud computing, cloud security, Data Loss Prevention, DLP, email security, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, Mcafee DLP, secure cloud computing, web security
As a part of our ongoing effort to showcase industry thought leaders here in the blog, I was able to sit down with Raj Samani, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for McAfee EMEA, for a series of talks on the topic of critical infrastructure. Raj previously worked at the Chief Information Security Officer for a Read more…
Today, Intel announced (http://intel.ly/LDRT7W) the general availability of Intel Cloud SSO. Intel Cloud SSO is a pure cloud-based identity solution from three of the most trusted names in the industry— Intel, McAfee and Salesforce.com— that simplifies the cumbersome process of providing users with access to hundreds of SaaS apps. Organizations currently using cloud applications know Read more…
Tags: cloud, cloud apps, Cloud computing, cloud security, identity as a service, intel, Intel Cloud SSO, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, Salesforce.com
The advantages of cloud computing – new levels of cost efficiency, rapid deployment and self-service are much talked about. Yet, while cloud computing remains a top executive priority, security factors are inhibiting broadscale adoption. Very recent Intel Peer Research on cloud computing “What’s Holding Back the Cloud” revealed that 56% of IT professionals are concerned Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, Virtualization
“A Strategic Inflection Point is that which causes you to make a fundamental change in business strategy. Nothing less is sufficient.” This quote came from Andy Grove, Intel Co-founder and former CEO. And, while he said this at an annual meeting in 1998, his philopsophy is timeless. In my opinion, social networking is at the Read more…
Tags: authentication, Cloud computing, cloud security, facebook, identity protection, linkedin, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, secure cloud computing, social media, social networking, social networks, twitter
You want to use cloud services, and you want to do so securely. The notion of secure cloud computing has seemed like a pipe dream in recent history, with most believing it just isn’t possible to put data in the cloud with confidence. The truth is, many of these services have matured, and so have Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, cloud security, collaboration, DLP, file sharing, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, Mcafee DLP, Peer to Peer file sharing, secure cloud computing
I recently read a Gabriel Consulting Group survey entitled 2011 Data Center Security Survey: Virtualization & Clouds. One statistic that really struck me was that approximately 65 percent of the respondents said that they were going to use “the same security mechanisms for physical and virtual systems.” This is an amazing statistic since most security Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, data center security, enterprise, VIrtual Machines, Virtualization
Evolution is usually something we see after hundreds of years of gradual change. But with the volume and breadth of technological advancements in the last decade, the process of evolution continues to speed up. As a senior vice president and general manager of McAfee Content & Cloud Security, I am really fortunate to be in Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, cloud security, enterprise
In my blog last week, I outlined my perspective as a consumer impacted by a website outage. As a follow-up, I want to share a recent opportunity I had to speak with small organizations that consume cloud computing services via service providers to support their businesses and who have been impacted by recent outages. Some Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, data, data center, outages
Maybe it’s just me, but I had this assumption that Cloud computing would be one of the most popular online search terms. When I found the list of top ten most searched items, I was slightly surprised to find celebrities that a) I had never heard of and b) turned out to have no involvement with Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, cloud security, CSP
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