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|  | Authors: Tim Mather, Subra Kumaraswamy, Shahed Latif
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
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Rating:  11 reviews
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 1.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0596802765
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.78
EAN: 9780596802769
ASIN: 0596802765
Publication Date: September 22, 2009
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 THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT November 10, 2009
Viken Derderian (Los Angeles, CA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
My title is no accident, I heard Marry Ann Davidson CSO of Oracle, use it in an RSA conference referring to cloud computing she also spoke about it in ISF Canada 2009. Where the whole subject has been elevated to theological warfare.
To sort the whole subject out and become familiar with the evolution of cloud computing I searched for a book on the subject and found many. To be fair to the rest of the books out there, I only read one of them, yes you guessed it, Cloud Security and Privacy. Being a security person myself the title had the 2 operative words I needed to see Security and Privacy (and yes, I am shallow).
Oh! yes about the book, this is by far the best book I have read for a long time, what impressed me is the way it is written, there are questions in nearly every chapter, as you read the question you realize that you were thinking that exact question, or you would have if you knew what to think. For example "what is cloud computing?" Ok I know that's given but stay with me; now here are some of the rest of the questions, "What Is Privacy?" I think that is one hell of a question and the answers given by the author are not ground breaking, however "What Is the Data Life Cycle?" "What Are the Key Privacy Concerns in the Cloud? ", "Who Is Responsible for Protecting Privacy?" put all these questions and more together and properly answer them all, you end up with a near masterpiece.
By the end of Chapter 3 you are not only familiar with cloud computing but you are now able to speak IAAS, PAAS, SAAS and actually understand the infrastructure security as it relates to IAAS.
I specially liked Chapter 6. Security management in the cloud, a very well written chapter about security management as it relates to the cloud computing, both ITIL and ISO27001 controls are mapped to the cloud.
Chapter Seven which deals with Privacy is one of the most important chapters, Privacy may be the single most important factor in deciding whether one chooses to use the cloud computing or not. The author includes a very reach sampling of many of the laws related to Privacy acts throughout the glob and yet in the beginning of the chapter you'll find the following dilemma " but although it may be possible to transfer liability via contractual agreements, it is never possible to transfer accountability." -Cloud Security and Privacy. I may argue that this chapter should have been the second chapter of the book.
In conclusion:
I could write a book about this book, but that would not be fair to you (as you may have noticed, I do not have the talent). Simply buy the book and read it yourself, it is not that expensive and it certainly looks more intelligent than those other books you have about Hacking something or other.
Best Fishes and thank you for reading.
Vik
Cloudy no more November 8, 2009
Sanjay (NJ USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are two kinds of reactions I get when talking to various folks about Cloud computing - either they love it or hate it. The second category is primarily due to paranoia about entrusting someone else with the responsibility to keep their business systems operating safely. This book does a very good job of methodically laying out the issues and the steps to address them.
The things I liked in this book are
* easy to read with just the right mix of technical jargons
* references and links to a many practical issues that have already occurred, that makes the stuff you are reading very relevant
I am sure that this book will come in handy to me as an architect helping management decide which systems should be hosted in house vs which go into the cloud.
Sanjay
Important and timely topic - excellent coverage October 23, 2009
Wesley H. Higaki (Silicon Valley, USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Cloud computing is such a hot topic in today's IT world. The business reasons for adopting cloud computing to run SMB and enterprise IT operations is so strong that it is almost inevitable that we will see a movement toward more and more cloud services being offered. Perhaps a dark cloud that hangs over cloud computing is the question of security (and privacy). The authors of "Cloud Security and Privacy" have done an excellend job of describing today's landscape and the security issues swirling around cloud computing. They provide a good mix of perspectives from IT InfoSec to auditor to cloud provider. They provide a clear and organized view of the security challenges. I would recoomend this book for anyone who is thinking about using or providing cloud services.
If you want to be well informed on Security in Cloud...this book is the one. October 19, 2009
Sudhager Karuppaiah (Boston, MA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Cloud Computing" has been the buzz word for a while now and fortune
1000 companies are drawn to this new trend. The technology is being
adopted by customers without fully understanding the pros and cons of
Cloud Computing, similar to the early days of Virtualization. This
book addresses the pros and cons of Cloud Computing to help IT (who is
responsible for service delivery to their business customers)
understand the risks and advantages of utilizing Cloud services.
Virtualization administrators, security administrators, CIOs,
practically everyone responsible for service delivery can benefit from
this book. This book introduces the concept, digs deeper into the
deployment models, threats, vulnerabilities, talks about compliance
challenges in cloud, and compares various services that leverage cloud
to deliver security-as-a-service.
This book is great read to keep up with this emerging trend and to arm
yourself with technical and business knowledge to make informed
decisions, specially if you are part of the team deciding to go the
cloud for your computing needs.
Thanks
Sudhakar
This should be read before you send anything off "to the cloud"... October 18, 2009
Thomas Duff (Portland, OR United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The biggest trend (and some would say hype) in computing today is the cloud... the ability to have software and infrastructure all housed offsite in a flexible way that allows you to instantly scale resources and only pay for what you use. But there are so many questions that this approach raises in terms of security and privacy. Tim Mather, Subra Kumaraswamy, and Shahed Latif take on those questions in their new book Cloud Security and Privacy: An Enterprise Perspective on Risks and Compliance. Before you decide to put anything "in the cloud" for your organization, you really should read this book in order to fully understand the risks and rewards of moving in that direction.
Contents:
Introduction; What Is Cloud Computing?; Infrastructure Security; Data Security and Storage; Identity and Access Management; Security Management in The Cloud; Privacy; Audit and Compliance; Examples of Cloud Service Providers; Security-As-A-[Cloud] Service; The Impact of Cloud Computing on The Role of Corporate IT; Conclusion, and The Future of The Cloud; SAS 70 Report Content Example; Systrust Report Content Example; Open Security Architecture For Cloud Computing; Glossary; Index
There's no doubt that moving to the cloud has the potential for saving an organization significant amounts of money. But what good is saving money if you end up with major security/privacy breaches, or if your application is unreachable due to outages? The authors do an excellent job in explaining exactly what makes up a cloud solution, as well as what considerations come into play when you decide to give up control of part of your infrastructure to someone else. As they accurately point out, there are many cloud risks that are also present in on-premise computing solutions, such as redundancy, security, etc. It just so happens that the cloud tends to magnify those risks because you aren't physically able to say exactly where your data is and what the cloud environment looks like. Going through this book helps you understand those risk levels so that you can decide how best to address them *before* you ship your data off to who knows where.
I think I personally appreciated the fact that they didn't attempt to "sell" the cloud as a solution that fits everybody and every situation. There are some instances where a cloud solution may not work due to regulatory reasons, and they point those out. For instance, HIPAA regulations have some very stringent rules on data security and privacy on personal health information. Given that your data stored in the cloud is not physically under your control, you may well find that you would be in violation of HIPAA regs by using a cloud solution without stringent safeguards. You also have no control over the physical medium on which the data is stored. If your cloud provider were to replace a drive in their storage, can you be assured that they have properly wiped the contents so as to not reveal information should the faulty device not be disposed of securely? And how about their backup media... how and where is your data being backed up? *IS* it being backed up? These are the questions you need to be asking before you decide that $5 per person per month is a great deal.
There are no other books that I know of that attempt to deal with this subject as completely and as comprehensively as does Cloud Security and Privacy. You really do owe it to your organization to read this first in order to be able to ask the right questions. Anything less would be highly negligent on your part.
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