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Security at Cloud Expo Cloud Computing Expo - Modern inter-networked software architecture created for today's "on-demand" business needs have fundamentally increased the susceptibility of applications and, more important, data to security-related attacks and compromises. The rapidly changing environment: increased data breach/loss incidents, increased number of regulations and compliance requirements, potential liability/litigation concerns and erosion of reputation and public confidence provides ample drivers for development teams to have a security mindset. No longer should application architects and administrators simply be content with perimeter/border controls such as firewall, IDS and other static defenses. Instead, a more holistic perspective needs to be taken in the approach towards application security - throughout the entire software development lifecycl... (more)

Aladdin Licenses USB Token Patents to RSA Security

TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. , a global provider of Software Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Enterprise Security solutions, today announced that it has licensed patents US 6,763,399 and US 6,748,541 to RSA Security Inc. . This relationship extends Aladdin's reach into the market by enabling the company's USB-based token technology to be integrated into solutions from RSA Security, a world leader in two-factor authentication technology. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040416/CGALADDINLOGO ) Granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office in late 2004, these patents apply to portable devices, such as USB Tokens, featuring an on-board smartcard chip and storage for unique personal information (credentials) for authenticating to a network or application. "RSA Security has a tradition of offering flexibi... (more)

SOA Security Vision

This will be the last [at least for a while] post in the SOA Security Series, and I want to conclude by sharing my vision and some recommendations and best practices (most of them fairly common sense) that I have noticed, stole and otherwise accumulated while working in this field. But before we start, I would like to fill the gap that I left in my earlier postings by never providing a Definition of Secure SOA Secure SOA is an approach to implement SOA which by design ensures trust throughout the SOA ecosystem (including services, consumers, composite applications and infrastructure) by addressing some or all of the following security aspects: Authentication Authorization Integrity Confidentiality Accountability (monitoring, logging, audit, non-repudiation) Identity (federation, provisioning, trust brokering) Security Policies It is also worth mentioning that I firm... (more)

IDS Worldwide, Inc. HLS Division Signs Major Security Contract

ORLANDO, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/27/06 -- IDS Worldwide, Inc. (OTC: IDWD) today announced that IDS Homeland Security Divisions (HLS) signed a security contract with WAPDA in Lahore, Pakistan. WAPDA is the Water and Power Development Authority for all of Pakistan. HLS will provide security installation, monitoring and HLS private armed police response cars for the entire housing society. The contract was signed by the Director of Security Major (R) Ch Safdar Hussain who stated in his written acceptance of the HLS contract, "We are hopeful that incorporation of you team shall be beneficial for the WAPDA Town." This contract doubles the amount of contracts signed by HLS since its inception in less than one year making HLS the fastest growing security company in the Gulf Region. IDS HLS continues to experience wide acceptance of its advanced security, monitoring and p... (more)

Softforum Introduces Xecure Security Solutions for Websites and Online Identity Protection

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/05/07 -- RSA Conference -- Softforum, a global leader in online security and public key infrastructure solutions, launches XecureCK Advanced to ensure secure banking, e-commerce and information transmission over the Internet. XecureCK Advanced, the latest in Softforum's Xecure portfolio, protects websites and online services from data theft and manipulation. By blocking keylogging (recording keystrokes) and screen capturing (recording what appears on the screen), XecureCK Advanced creates an airtight environment for online transactions and services. Hackers infect computers with Trojans, worms, and other malicious software. Malware containing keyloggers and screen capturing mechanisms is often downloaded unknowingly onto a user's computer; once infected, sensitive data is compromised. XecureCK Advanced blocks keylogging, view... (more)

Aruba Networks Extends Leadership in Enterprise-Wide Security With the Acquisition of Network Chemistry's Wireless Security Business

SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/23/07 -- Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in secure mobility solutions, today announced the acquisition of Network Chemistry's line of award-winning RFprotect and BlueScanner wireless security products. Designed to automatically detect network vulnerabilities, intrusion attempts, and policy violations, the Network Chemistry products are in the forefront of wireless intrusion detection and prevention solutions, and complement Aruba's broad existing line of wired and wireless security products. Aruba plans to integrate the newly acquired products into its secure mobility solutions, as well as provide products and continuing support to existing Network Chemistry customers and partners. "Aruba has consistently led the industry with respect to client-to-core security solutions, and with this acquisition we have no... (more)

The Top 250 Players in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem

In the run-up to the next Cloud Expo, 7th Cloud Expo (November 1–4, 2010) being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, it's time to give my earlier list a complete overhaul. Here, accordingly, is an expanded list of the most active players in the Cloud Ecosystem. I have increased it from the 'mere' 150 I identified back in January of this year, to 250, testimony – as if any were needed! – to the fierce and continuing growth of the "Elastic IT" paradigm throughout the world of enterprise computing. Editorial note: The words in quotation marks used to describe the various services and solutions in this round-up are in every case taken from the Web sites of the companies themselves. Omissions to this Top 250 list should be sent to me via Twitter (twitter.com/jg21) and I will endeavor to include them in any future revision of this newly expanded rou... (more)

Cloud Expo New York Call for Papers Now Open

Early Bird Savings Cloud Expo Cloud computing is a game changer. The cloud is disrupting traditional software and hardware business models by disrupting how IT service gets delivered. Entrepreneurial opportunities abound as this classic disruptive technology begins to proliferate, so it is no surprise that SYS-CON's industry-leading International Cloud Expo is going from strength to strength. The 5th International Cloud Expo, to be held April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is fast approaching. Topics on which submission are welcome include all aspects of providing or using massively scalable IT-related capabilities as a service using Internet technologies (see suggested examples below). Help plant your flag in the fast-expanding business opportunity that is The Cloud: submit your speaking propos... (more)

Cloud Expo 2011 East To Attract 10,000 Delegates and 200 Exhibitors

SYS-CON Events announced today that the 8th International Cloud Expo will take place June 6-9, 2011, in New York City. The International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is the world's leading Cloud-focused event and is held three times a year, in New York, Silicon Valley and in Europe. Over 600 corporate sponsors and 10,000 industry professionals have participated in Cloud Computing Expo since its inception, more than all other Cloud-related events put together. Cloud Computing Expo 2011 East Call for Papers Deadline November 30, 2010 - SUBMIT YOUR SPEAKING PROPOSAL TODAY! The four-day event will offer a rich array of sessions led by exceptional speakers about the business and technical value of cloud computing with more than 150 sponsors and exhibitors and over 5,000 estimated delegates from well over 48 different countries. Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship &... (more)

The Top 100 Bloggers on Cloud Computing

Ever since I first published here my tentative list of Top 50 Bloggers on Cloud Computing it became clear that an expansion would be needed before too long. Thanks to community feedback via my Twitter account (http://twitter.com/jg21) here goes - just three months before Cloud Expo Silicon Valley (November 7-10) - with an expanded roster, listed as before in alphabetical order since I am making no attempt at this stage to rank the various blogs, merely to map - and celebrate - their existence. Dustin Amrhein | "A View from the Clouds" Dave Asprey | "Cloudy Words" Ian Bergin | "Clouded Issues" Randy Bias | "Cloudscaling" Rick Blaisdell | "Rickscloud" Steve Bobrowski | "The Cloud View" Rene Buest | www.CloudUser.de Larry Carvalho | "Robust Cloud" Andrew M. Chapman | "MemorableURL.com" Sam Charrington | "Cloud Pulse" Colin Clark | "Cloud Event Processing" Peter Coffee | cloudb... (more)

Most Powerful Voices in Security

The security community has a growing number of influential and important people, especially as the industry rises to meet the need to address more advanced security threats, such as targeted attacks. But how does a company in the security industry truly identify the influential people? And then once identified, how does one use influential voices to help promote their brand? In this study, we answer the first question - how to identify the most powerful voices in your industry, focusing on the security space, and as part of this we provide you a list of people to follow for the best, most up to date information, and who have the loudest voices to help help carry some of your key messages. In a future study, we will discuss how to further exploit that knowledge to market your brand. As executives in a fast-changing and social world, many of us struggle with the abil... (more)

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CI/CD is conceptually straightforward, yet often technically intricate to implement since it requires time and opportunities to develop intimate understanding on not only DevOps processes and operations, but likely product integrations with multiple platforms. This session intends to bridge the gap by offering an intense learning experience while witnessing the processes and operations to build from zero to a simple, yet functional CI/CD pipeline integrated with Jenkins, Github, Docker and Azure.
They say multi-cloud is coming, but organizations are leveraging multiple clouds already. According to a study by 451 Research, only 21% of organizations were using a single cloud. If you've found yourself unprepared for the barrage of cloud services introduced in your organization, you will need to change your approach to engaging with the business and engaging with vendors. Look at technologies that are on the way and work with the internal players involved to have a plan in place when the inevitable happens and the business begins to look at how these things can help affect your bottom line.
The hierarchical architecture that distributes "compute" within the network specially at the edge can enable new services by harnessing emerging technologies. But Edge-Compute comes at increased cost that needs to be managed and potentially augmented by creative architecture solutions as there will always a catching-up with the capacity demands. Processing power in smartphones has enhanced YoY and there is increasingly spare compute capacity that can be potentially pooled. Uber has successfully been able to harness the excess capacity of privately owned vehicles and turned into a meaningful business. This concept can be step-functioned to harnessing the spare compute capacity of smartphones that can be orchestrated by MEC to provide cloud service at the edge.
Traditional on-premises data centers have long been the domain of modern data platforms like Apache Hadoop, meaning companies who build their business on public cloud were challenged to run Big Data processing and analytics at scale. But recent advancements in Hadoop performance, security, and most importantly cloud-native integrations, are giving organizations the ability to truly gain value from all their data. In his session at 19th Cloud Expo, David Tishgart, Director of Product Marketing at Cloudera, covered the ins and outs of Hadoop, and how it can help cloud-based businesses.
Cloud is the motor for innovation and digital transformation. CIOs will run 25% of total application workloads in the cloud by the end of 2018, based on recent Morgan Stanley report. Having the right enterprise cloud strategy in place, often in a multi cloud environment, also helps companies become a more intelligent business. Companies that master this path have something in common: they create a culture of continuous innovation. In his presentation, Dilipkumar will outline the latest research and steps companies can take to make innovation a daily work habit by using enterprise cloud computing. I will share examples from companies that have benefited from enterprise cloud computing and take a look into the future of how the cloud helps companies become a more intelligent business.