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Cloud Security Alliance EMEA Congress to be held in Amsterdam on the 25th and 26th of September 2012

(24/05/2012)

MIS Training Institute & the Cloud Security Alliance are pleased to declare they have partnered to host the inaugural Cloud Security Alliance EMEA Congress in Amsterdam, 25 – 26 September 2012. Building on the success of the CSA Congresses held in the USA in 2010 and 2011, the inaugural Cloud Security Alliance EMEA Congress will provide practical solutions for managing the transition to the cloud, and implementing security as a key component, rather than an afterthought, of this transition. It w... [more]

Independent e-security solutions expert Cryptomathic invents the market’s first ‘Cloud Wallet’, a ubiquitous secure mobile wallet

(07/03/2012)

The Cryptomathic Cloud Wallet enables a secure payment application to run off a connected, trusted platform that is accessible through a network such as the internet. It securely links the user and all their devices – such as a smartphone, tablet or personal computer – to their wallet. This new method offers an alternative approach to providing secure payment applications, which today are generally delivered through either EMV chips embedded in payment cards or secure elements of smartphones.... [more]

Every cloud has a silver perimeter -- Michael Hamelin, chief security architect with Tufin Technologies

(28/12/2011)

Ever since John McCarthy said `computation may someday be organised as a public utility’ in the 1960s, security has been a watchword when it comes to the cloud. And by association, firewalls are inextricably linked to the process of securing the cloud-computing environment. But with the arrival of advanced cloud services such as Facebook and Salesforce, comes with it an increased pressure on the structure and capabilities of the firewall itself. Moving data securely into and out of the cloud ... [more]

Costas Galonis, Chief Technical Officer of Cirrus Stratus highlights the Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

(19/12/2011)

When you talk to a Cloud supplier they talk about the business benefits of Cloud computing. However, Cloud can make the headlines when it fails and for those who over-complicate it. Cloud computing provides organisations with an alternative way of obtaining IT services and offers many benefits including increased flexibility as well as cost reduction. However many organisations are reluctant to adopt the Cloud because of concerns over information security and a loss of control over the way IT... [more]

ISACA Virtual Seminar to Define Top Cloud Issues in 2012

(06/12/2011)

Tomorrow, on wednesday, 7th december, IT professionals will learn from industry leaders and network with peers from around the world, all without leaving their desks, at the event titled Making the Case for the Cloud: The Next Steps, from 6:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. CST (UTC-5). Global IT association ISACA will showcase the emerging issues in cloud computing for 2012 at its free virtual seminar. Presented from a holistic business perspective, the five sessions will address benefits and risk, security... [more]

Information Security Solutions Europe 2011 in Prague starts today

(22/11/2011)

ISSE 2011 (Information Security Solutions Europe) is the only independent, interdisciplinary IT security conference and exhibition in Europe. ISSE 2011, runned by the EEMA (European association for e-identity and security) is taking place in Prague on 22nd and 23rd November 2011. The 13th annual ISSE will be hosted this year by the Czech Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic and is supported by the European Commission, ENISA and TeleTrust. More than 60 ind... [more]

 

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