Cloud Computing Assessing the Risks

Do you trust the Cloud. Should you trust the Cloud. Cloud Computing are the words on everyones lips - its the latest technology the way forward. But how safe is the Cloud. Is it reliable. How secure will your information be. Cloud Computing: Assessing the risks looks at these challenges from a real-world perspective with industry experts sharing experiences and answers to these unknowns. This book provides an up-to-date clear concise and comprehensive guide to Cloud Computing giving invaluable insights to the various risks and challenges associated with the Cloud. Written by three internationally renowned experts this book will ensure that your expectations of Cloud are both realistic and practical while showing you how to manage the risks and challenges effectively. You will learn how to seize the many business opportunities and potential benefits Cloud Computing offers minimising disruption and unforeseen challenges by successfully managing the associated risks and threats. You will also discover how Cloud can benefit your security governance risk and compliance practices as well as its potential benefits for business continuity and disaster recovery. The legal implications of international data protection and privacy laws are a vital aspect of Cloud Computing. This book will teach you how to protect your most critical business assets and secure a long and successful path to Cloud Computing. Jared Carstensen is an internationally renowned information technology and information security specialist. Jared has led numerous flagship projects around the world and has been a featured guest speaker on information security and best practice on events from the USA to South Africa. Bernard Golden is the CEO of a Cloud Computing consultancy. He is the Cloud Computing Advisor for CIO Magazine an award-winning blogger and a well-known writer and speaker on Cloud Computing. JP Morgenthal is one of the worlds foremost experts in IT strategy and Cloud Computing. He is a respected author and is the Lead Cloud Computing Editor for InfoQ.