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October 1, 2009
Cloud Security - The Holy Grail?

The latest buzz word around the tech industry is cloud computing. Seems like everything is moving towards the cloud now. Cloud based storage, computing, email hosting, software, documents, heck there's even talk about a cloud based video game system. With the movement toward the skies, security is no exception.

Due to the nature of cloud based applications, there is always a certain amount of latency associated with passing data to and from the cloud. While sending a URL to the cloud for analysis may not be too high, sending files even only a few megs in size for virus analysis will make Web browsing virtually unusable. Perhaps someday network bandwidth will increase to the point where large files can be sent across the Internet in milliseconds. Until then, there is a definite need for local anti-malware scanning. Whether that be at the gateway or desktop (or even better, both) doesn't matter. At our current speeds and processing power, local anti-malware scanning is still essential to the well being of ANY network. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. At the same time, don't forget to utilize cloud computing in areas where it shines.

Posted by: Pete at 12:00 AM
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Cloud Security - The Holy Grail?

The latest buzz word around the tech industry is cloud computing. Seems like everything is moving towards the cloud now. Cloud based storage, computing, email hosting, software, documents, heck there's even talk about a cloud based video game system. With the movement toward the skies, security is no exception.

Due to the nature of cloud based applications, there is always a certain amount of latency associated with passing data to and from the cloud. While sending a URL to the cloud for analysis may not be too high, sending files even only a few megs in size for virus analysis will make Web browsing virtually unusable. Perhaps someday network bandwidth will increase to the point where large files can be sent across the Internet in milliseconds. Until then, there is a definite need for local anti-malware scanning. Whether that be at the gateway or desktop (or even better, both) doesn't matter. At our current speeds and processing power, local anti-malware scanning is still essential to the well being of ANY network. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. At the same time, don't forget to utilize cloud computing in areas where it shines.

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