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Five considerations for cloud migration, from the House of Representatives CISO

SC Magazine

Companies transitioning to the cloud have to think of cybersecurity as more than firewalls, access controls and incident response, and define goals of security that go beyond confidentiality, integrity and availability, said Randy Vickers, chief information security officer for the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Ready to move to the cloud? Here’s what you need to do when vetting service providers

SC Magazine

During the RSA Conference’s Cloud Security Summit this week, three speakers noted top priorities when making the transition, all tied to establishing expectations of a cloud service provider up front, and ensuring in writing that the provider can and will adhere to specific standards for maintaining and securing data.