{"id":8856,"date":"2013-09-16T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cloudcomputing.sys-con.com\/node\/2790883"},"modified":"2013-09-16T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T13:30:00","slug":"pci-compliance-in-the-cloud-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icloud.pe\/blog\/pci-compliance-in-the-cloud-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"PCI Compliance in the Cloud: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cloud Computing \u2013 the buzz words of the technology sector this decade: if you\u2019re not already doing it, you\u2019re missing out. Articles have been written. Experts have been crowned. Events have been attended. We all agree \u2013 the cloud presents opportunities for cost savings, elasticity, and scalability.
\nBut for companies that are bound by Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), securing financial data in \u201cthe cloud\u201d presents new issues.
\nHow is the Cloud Different? Securing brick and mortar businesses was one thing, securing data centers and hardware was an added level, but securing the foggy boundaries of the cloud presents a new set of challenges.
\nThe skills and knowledge you acquired in the data center are still very relevant to the cloud world. However, the most obvious change is that physical walls are no longer available to protect your systems and data. Cloud Encryption is the answer \u2013 producing \u201cmathematical walls\u201d to replace the physical ones.<\/p>\n

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Cloud Computing – the buzz words of the technology sector this decade: if you’re not already doing it, you’re missing out. Articles have been written. Experts have been crowned. Events have been attended. We all agree – the cloud presents opportunities for cost savings, elasticity, and scalability.
\nBut for companies that are bound by Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), securing financial data in “the cloud” presents new issues.
\nHow is the Cloud Different? Securing brick and mortar businesses was one thing, securing data centers and hardware was an added level, but securing the foggy boundaries of the cloud presents a new set of challenges.
\nThe skills and knowledge you acquired in the data center are still very relevant to the cloud world. However, the most obvious change is that physical walls are no longer available to protect your systems and data. Cloud Encryption is the answer – producing “mathematical walls” to replace the physical ones.<\/p>\n

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