Hacker attacks threaten to dampen cloud computing’s prospects

Jun 3, 2011 | Cloud, Security

The recent high-profile hacking of Google’s Gmail service and Sony’s Playstation gaming network is threatening to slow the take-off of the next big thing in the computing space – the cloud.

Computer companies will need to collaborate to work on addressing security issues to boost confidence in cloud computing, where data and software is stored on servers and accessed via the Internet, especially in the corporate space where the potential market size is much larger than the retail space.

Why Executives Are the #1 Cybersecurity Vulnerability in Your Company

Why Executives Are the #1 Cybersecurity Vulnerability in Your Company

What happens when a venture capitalist gets surgically targeted by cybercriminals? He builds a company to make sure it never happens to anyone else. Jeremy shares the SIM-swapping attack that nearly derailed his life, why product security is no substitute for personal security, and how CyberHealth is treating executive cyber risk the same way medicine treats personal health — with measurement, personalized care plans, and ongoing monitoring.

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