The legal implications of cloud security

No easy answers to the legal implications of cloud security Cloud Security Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by NetScout Metzler: 2009 Handbook of Application Delivery Successful IT organizations must know how to make the right application delivery decisions in these tough economic times. This handbook authored by WAN expert Jim Metzler will help guide you. Spotlight Story The legal implications of cloud security By Tim Greene The legal implications of cloud security are wide ranging and potentially daunting - and there are no easy answers. Read full story Tim Greene is senior editor at Network World. Related News: Verification of cloud security Verification of cloud security is difficult but also important so businesses need to figure out the best way to handle this. 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EMA outlines how to find products that offer strong shared access management, better control and clear visibility and multifactor authentication. Click to download.   05/05/09 Today's most-read stories: Illinois programmer sues Google over "Android" Why mix Bluetooth with Wi-Fi? Use the Cisco restroom at your own risk Is it time to cut the Ethernet access cable? Some IT skills see pay hikes during downturn Juniper bolsters branch router, switch lines LexisNexis says its data was used by fraudsters Who's on deck to replace Cisco's Chambers? Microsoft aligning management, clouds Eliminate network gear maintenance fees to save big money Notebook replaces trackpad with LCD panel Network World on Twitter: Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news DNS news and tips DNS is not secure and is extremely vulnerable. DNS is at the core of every connection we make on the Internet. 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