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Enterprise Security Services -- Concerns about the Cloud
November 14, 2012
A third of enterprises place highly sensitive data in the public cloud, despite serious concerns regarding cloud security and single sign-on capabilities.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a delivery model in which applications are hosted at an outsourced data center and sold to the enterprise security or IT user as a monthly subscription. With the physical security industry increasingly shifting to this approach, it is crucial that government buyers understand what security factors to consider when looking for a SaaS provider, according to Steve Van Till of Brivo Systems.
As Cloud Computing becomes the new platform for many aspects of our lives, from Google Mail to iTunes to banking and more, the discussion specific to security tends to focus on the What. It may be helpful to look at the Why.
As the number of solutions available in the cloud grows and an increasing number of organizations turn to SaaS-based solutions to improve operations while reducing their costs, an increasing amount of sensitive information is being communicated via the Internet. IT professionals are rightly concerned with uptime, privacy risks and overall security.