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IBM Session at Cloud Expo Frankly I've grown weary of the debates over the security of cloud computing. It's not that I don't appreciate that there are technical hurdles in front of us, but we have reached a point that a security vulnerability in a single offering, whether that offering is in the public or private cloud, results in loads of silly commentary that links the particular problem to the overall state of cloud security. I'm not sure if those involved in this commentary have a vested interest in driving this kind of dialogue, or if it happens because it is easy to write about, but in either case a majority of the discussions around cloud security have degraded to pure absurdity. By and large I've learned to ignore most of this commentary as useless rambling. H... (more)

Hosted Security Services: Why It Makes Budget and Security Sense

Click Here to View This Archive Webcast Now! "By 2012, hosted security services will overtake both software and appliances as the most widely deployed new SMB messaging security platform." Source: IDC, 2008 A rise in converged web and email threats underpins a need for improved security solutions; a struggling economy underpins a need to cut costs. How does a midmarket organization like y... (more)

The Tangled Web: Silent Threats and Invisible Enemies

Click Here to Download This White Paper Now! Today's cyber-criminals are experts at using anonymity, deceit and subterfuge to victimize companies with a variety of covert malware, spam and scams that hamper employee productivity and cut profits. Attacks using rich media, open-source platforms, Web 2.0 collaboration tools and social networking sites make business networks vulnerable to thi... (more)

Cloud Computing Expo New York to Attract More Than 5,000 Delegates in New York City

Cloud Expo on Ulitzer SYS-CON Events announced today that the 5th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo will take place April 19-20-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. The International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is the world's leading Cloud-focused event and is held three times a year, in New York, Silicon Valley and in Europe. Over ... (more)

Cloud Expo New York Call for Papers to Expire January 15, 2010

Cloud Expo New York In response to massive demand, the world's largest Cloud event - the International Cloud Expo series - is expanding its number of tracks and sessions for its upcoming New York event: 5th International Cloud Expo. The deadline for the very popular Call for Papers, which resulted in a greater deluge of submissions than ever seen before, is being extended to the other si... (more)