Many companies today are assigning their employees computers (laptops or workstations) to be able to perform their duties. Today computing devices are common and surround us everywhere, so it is not uncommon for some employees to take these company-owned computers for granted and perform non-business activities or even mistreat or abuse the equipment. Employers should [...]

Cloud computing started with virtualization – “software machines within hardware machines”. As virtualization increased, it expanded out of software operating systems to include applications, services, platforms, and infrastructures, but is NOT Cloud. Cloud computing is a combination of information systems resources that provide web online services. Cloud computing encapsulates 3 main integral components: Software as a [...]

It has been a while (July 2010) since the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) unveiled the industry’s first user certification program for secure Cloud Computing. The Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) is designed to ensure that IT professionals have demonstrated awareness of the security threats and best practices for securing the cloud. The CCSK is a web-based, [...]