A new study, Top Threats to Cloud Computing V1.0, conducted by the Cloud Security Alliance, identifies seven types of security risks present in cloud computing. Many of the threats also apply to corporate networks, but can be exacerbated by both the openness and scale of cloud services. The study was released at the RSA Conference 2010. Hewlett-Packard funded the study and is using its release to promote its Secure Advantage services, which help businesses sort through the myriad security products and services on the market, including HP's and other vendors.
The first threat outlined by the study is misuse of cloud computing, where the cloud itself is used to host attacks. Clouds have been infected with the Zeus botnet and the InfoStealer Trojan horse, for instance. Because people can access cloud computing services with just a credit card, or even a free trial period, criminals can spam and spread malware in relative anonymity. The study recommends stricter registration and validation, better credit card fraud detection and data traffic monitoring.
To learn more and to read the entire article at its source, please refer to the following page, Cloud Security's Seven Deadly Sins- NetworkComputing.com
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