The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Thursday announced the release of the CSA Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) Version 3.0, the most comprehensive update to the industry’s gold standard for assessing cloud centric information security risks. The CCM Version 3.0 expands its control domains to address changes in cloud security risks since the release of the CSA’s seminal guidance domain, «Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing version 3.0» while making strides towards closer harmonization of the two.
Todas las entradas hechas por Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal
Don’t Be Deterred by Violence in Kenya
It appears that the siege at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya is over. So it seems safe to write about it and what it means.
As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, “wretched violence has once again intruded in a big way into all the world’s efforts to improve economies and the lives of people. It’s horrible, disgusting, and will ultimately achieve the direct opposite of what it’s backers seek.”
My context then was a proposed war policy instead of an actual terrorism incident, but the concept remains the same. Violence only teaches that violence is wrong.
I was saddened to hear Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta say early on that the criminals in this slaughter would be punished swiftly “and painfully.” Certainly everyone understands the anger felt against the perpetrators of a horrific act such as this, an anger that would be white-hot if friends and relatives were among the dead and wounded.
Today Mr. Kenyatta (a son of modern Kenya’s Founding Father, Jomo Kenyatta), stated that the criminals had been “shamed” as well as defeated, again demonstrating righteous anger.
Achieving Nothing
But blood lust achieves nothing. Although I’m reasonably sure I’m not a hard enough person to lead any nation, including a developing one such as Kenya, I always counsel strength through pressure, not violence. I would love to see the perpetrators of the Westgate violence dragged into a local court, sentenced to life in prison, then dragged into an international court, sentenced again to life in prison, then be able to contemplate living out their lives in a small, drab cell somewhere.
The cruel irony of many extremists – and not just religious extremists – is they want to die for their cause, they want to become martyrs. This is quite different from the heroism of the common soldier who is willing to die for his or her country. The latter is a case of selflessly offering the ultimate sacrifice in defense of one’s country; the former is an aggressive narcissism that focuses only on the self.
So I urge Mr. Kenyatta, the Kenyan government, and all others who will be involved in this case to go easy on the violence as they go long on justice served. This malignant violence sidetracks all of the good that so many people are doing to improve global economies and people’s lives.
Progress, Anyway
I grew up around guns and sometimes violent ways of settling disputes. I’m familiar with the statistics oin violence and real-world environments of most places in the US, and many other places throughout the world. I’ve seen my share of young soldiers with machine guns guarding street corners, stores, and airports in all regions of the world. I spent three years living in Southeast Asia, with separatist violence in the air and one incident occurring just blocks from my apartment.
I get righteously angry as well when I learn of the latest incident of innocent people killed. But I won’t be deterred from doing what I want to do. I’d visit Kenya tomorrow if my work required it. Our research at the Tau Institute has shown that Kenya ranks among the Top 10 African countries when it comes to its use of Information Technology.
We are sticking with this ranking. We do factor several socio-economic factors into our research, but our heaviest emphasis is on how much technological infrastructure is deployed in the face of these local conditions. I applaud all those who continue to work to improve the lot of people there in the face of everyday difficulties and of this recent massacre.
We also show Uganda emerging as the continent’s leader – a nation where the government is threatened by an ongoing, extremely ugly guerrilla resistance that operates in neighboring countries as well. I’d go there tomorrow, too.
Hope Beyond Hope
All of us in the technology world must maintain our hope – quixotic as it may seem some days – that our industry’s innovation and inventions can continue to improve the lives of people in all corners of the world.
I don’t advocate that any particular person throws caution to the wind and travels and works in a place where he or she feels threatened. But I do advocate that no one advocates violence as the way to end the endemic violence that plagues so much of the world and impedes the progress of humanity.
Taking Control of the Infrastructure
Fast-growing healthcare claims company Navicure is gaining better control and optimization across its IT infrastructure by deploying a comprehensive monitoring and operational management approach and taming IT complexity.
StorageCraft Named “Bronze Sponsor” of Cloud Expo Silicon Valley
SYS-CON Events announced today that StorageCraft Technology Corporation, a provider of best-in-class backup, disaster recovery, system migration and data protection solutions for servers, desktops and laptops, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON’s 13th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 4–7, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
StorageCraft Technology Corporation provides best-in-class backup, disaster recovery, system migration and data protection solutions for servers, desktops and laptops. StorageCraft delivers software products that reduce downtime, improve security and stability for systems and data and lower the total cost of ownership for servers, desktops and laptops.
WebRTC Summit | WebRTC: Test then Disrupt
With WebRTC, customer interactions that start on the Web will be able to stay on the Web, giving users a simple path to fulfilling any number of service needs when connecting with a company. Contact centers that implement WebRTC solutions are going to find value in simplifying their networks and being able to provide multi-services through a single interface: the web browser. They’ll also benefit from the customer insight efficiencies WebRTC can deliver when interacting with customers.
For instance, when Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) are interfacing with customers via WebRTC, interactions are driven from an HTTP/application/browser data path. Therefore, additional context about each customer will be available. This, in turn, will arm CSRs with business intelligence, so they can immediately understand why customers are calling and how to address their needs. This efficiency can drive productivity and increase customer satisfaction.
VASCO to Exhibit at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley
SYS-CON Events announced today that VASCO Data Security International, Inc., will exhibit at SYS-CON’s 13th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 4–7, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions and services specializing in Internet Security applications and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as global software company for Internet Security serving a customer base of approximately 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries, including approximately 1,700 international financial institutions. VASCO’s prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.
Is Cloud Computing Meeting Its Expectations?
One issue relative to cloud computing that keeps critics well fed is the degree to which expectations and realities of the technology all too often don’t sync. Add to the mix a large degree of expected hype around buzzy marketing concepts, and what companies expect going into switching to cloud and what they get can feel problematically let-down-ish.
So what does the internet think?
Oracle Communications Unveils WebRTC Session Controller
To enable communications service providers (CSPs) and enterprises to offer WebRTC services — from virtually any device, across virtually any network — with carrier-grade reliability and security, Oracle unveiled Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller. The solution is the first combined offering following Oracle’s acquisition of Acme Packet.
Oracle Demonstrates WebRTC Solution with Bria
OpenWorld attendees will have the opportunity to see CounterPath’s Bria softphone solutions leveraged in live demonstrations of Oracle’s Tunneled Service Control Function (TSCF), which delivers an infrastructure-based alternative for real-time, over-the-top (OTT) communications that enables increased secure connectivity, enhanced firewall traversal, and interoperability with newly acquired Acme Packet SBCs. Additionally, Oracle is demonstrating their WebRTC solution and using CounterPath’s Bria connecting endpoint. Bria will enable Oracle’s Unified Communications Suite to demonstrate its XMPP-based messaging and presence services that is being deployed by Enterprises worldwide.
Compuware Extends Synthetic Support to Commercial Browsers with Chrome
Compuware Corporation on Tuesday announced the availability of Google Chrome browser agent technology within the Compuware Performance Network. This new Chrome support, combined with Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox, continues to extend Compuware’s industry-largest global synthetic network with more than 150,000 instrumented IPv4 and IPv6 nodes and end points. The solution is offered on a subscription basis via the SaaS delivery model for fast time-to-value and extremely low ongoing cost to own.
“Our ongoing commitment to our customers is to provide them with the largest, most reliable and most current synthetic monitoring network available on the market,” said Steve Tack, Vice President of Product Management for Compuware’s APM business unit. “Users of our APMaaS platform need to ensure they deliver optimal user satisfaction regardless of browser, device or network and we are happy to provide them with the broadest web and mobile support in the industry.”