After having looked at the article, Cloud Computing: Privacy in the Cloud, I can see why security and privacy in the cloud are big concerns. The author of the article, Vic Winkler, gives many reasons as to why people have their concerns when it comes to privacy in the cloud, and I personally find my self feeling the same way about Winkler's privacy concerns.
Whenever there's news about 'the latest data breach', 'security hacking' or anything of that sort, it makes people have second thoughts about how safe the cloud truly is. Many television commercials are also always reminding viewers about the importance of security devices of all kinds, which can only add to the lack of trust towards the cloud. Other persons may have concerns about whether or not their data is safe from their Cloud provider; organizations do have legal obligations to ensure the privacy of their employee's and clients though. Before going headlong into a Cloud environment, you should look into whether or not the service provider agrees to ensure and protect the privacy of data used by their clients.
Data is housed in known locations so that it can be ensured that laws and regulations are being followed. When getting involved in the Cloud though, you should wonder, "What happens if data is lost at one site?" Well hopefully the provider has a backup location or two, but it is still safe to make sure that a provider does have a backup location for data.
Anyone looking to get into the Cloud should know what they are doing before actually getting involved. If you understand the importance of security and privacy, and how a provider actually deals with these issues, then getting involved in the Cloud can be a very positive experience.
Blog by Hans Harvey
Blog Post 7
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Author: Vic (J.R.) Winkler
Title: Cloud Computing: Privacy in the Cloud
Address: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj554305.aspx
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