作者：Tim Mather, Subra Kumaraswamy, Shahed Latif
出版日期：September 24, 2009
出版社：O'Reilly
页数：334
ISBN：ISBN-10: 0596802765 ISBN-13: 978-0596802769
文件格式：PDF

You may regard cloud computing as an ideal way for your company tocontrol IT costs, but do you know how private and secure this servicereally is? Not many people do. With Cloud Security and Privacy,you’ll learn what’s at stake when you trust your data to the cloud, andwhat you can do to keep your virtual infrastructure and webapplications secure.
Ideal for IT staffers, information security and privacypractitioners, business managers, service providers, and investorsalike, this book offers you sound advice from three well-knownauthorities in the tech security world. You’ll learn detailedinformation on cloud computing security that-until now-has been sorelylacking.
Review the current state of data security and storage in the cloud, including confidentiality, integrity, and availabilityLearn about the identity and access management (IAM) practice forauthentication, authorization, and auditing of the users accessingcloud servicesDiscover which security management frameworks and standards are relevant for the cloudUnderstand the privacy aspects you need to consider in the cloud, including how they compare with traditional computing modelsLearn the importance of audit and compliance functions within the cloud, and the various standards and frameworks to considerExamine security delivered as a service-a different facet of cloud securityAbout the Author
Tim Mather is an experienced security professional who is currentlypursing a graduate degree in information assurance full-time. He is afrequent speaker and commentator on informa-tion security issues, andserves as an Advisor to several security-related start-ups.
Subra Kumaraswamy has more than 18 years of engineering andmanagement experience in information security, Internet, and e-commercetechnologies. He is currently leading an Identity & AccessManagement program within Sun Microsystems.
Shahed Latif is a partner in KPMG’s Advisory practice havingextensive IT and business skills. He has over 21 years of experienceworking with the global fortune 1000 companies focusing on providingbusiness and technology solutions across a variety of areas. Shahed hasspent 10 years in the London office working in the financial sectorconsulting group, Information Risk management group and the assurancepractice. He has worked on large global companies giving him theopportunity to have worked in Africa, Asia, and Europe.