Why Cloud Computing Is Inherently Insecure
Amerit Williams, the TechBuddha, has posted a superb analysis of the issues facing cloud computing initiatives, specifically targeting the security weaknesses found in their respective architecture. A short snippet of Amerit’s blog post (and today’s MustRead) appears after the jump.
From Amerit Williams post: “There is little doubt that cloud computing offers benefits in how organizations look to drive greater benefit from their IT dollars, but there are also many trade-offs that can dramatically reduce, and negate the benefits altogether, understanding these trade-offs will allow an organization to make the right decisions.
As with most advancements in computing, security is generally an afterthought, bolted on once the pain is great enough to elicit the medication. Sort of like the back pain of IT, security enhancements tend to result once the agility (availability, reliability, etc) is somehow inhibited or because it is prescribed as a result of a Doctors visit (compliance audit) cloud computing is no different…”
Amazon AWS, Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure, and More – Part 1: Can We Secure The Cloud?
