PortalGuard: SW Boston Cloud Panel 2012

Please click here to live chat and learn more about PortalGuard: portalguard.com PortalGuard’s CTO, Gregg Browinski, CTO at PistolStar, Inc., recently participated in the panel discussion. Some of the key topics that were addressed during the panel discussion included: • There is a certain shift towards virtualization and cloud computing and evolution of software as a service. Most people, today, keep data in the cloud. How do we know that our information is safe in the virtual world? Cloud is moving the needle to more fluid standards. As one of the speakers stated, “If you don’t want anyone to see your data, don’t create it” • Cloud already has many regulations. Things that used to be negotiated are becoming more standardized. There are industry bodies that make sure everything is going well. Cloud Security Alliance (cloudsecurityalliance.org is one of such organizations. • Many of the challenges businesses need to address include employee motivation- the desire to get the job done v. adhering to security standards, security offsite and onsite, data boundaries and risk, what is the best way to encrypt data, knowing where data is located and permissions. • Industries including education, healthcare and financial ones • The role of the legal agreements and working with higher level executives was addressed. Due diligence and the relationship with service level agreements is very important. • When moving to cloud, take baby steps. Learn as you go. Understand what is
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