CHAPTER 5: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE CLOUD SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE

We have looked at some key issues that you will face as you move your IT environment to the Cloud, categorized as security, compliance and legal issues. Because the areas of security and compliance often represent the biggest inhibitors to adoption of Cloud Computing, and because the potential impacts of problems in these areas are so profound, it is essential that you carefully identify your requirements in these areas, perform extensive due diligence to ensure that your Cloud provider can meet those requirements, and work with your provider to develop and monitor processes that will help you both succeed.

Here are some security and compliance guidelines to keep in mind as ...

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