How to Secure the Enterprise Class Cloud

The authors are constantly bombarded with papers and presentations about the security risks in cloud computing and why organisations need to be concerned about them as they consider a move. The truth is that organisations do need to be concerned about security, but they needn't be paralyzed by fear. Security is a permissible concern in a cloud environment since sensitive customer and enterprise data is frequently shared and accessed through the cloud. It is the foremost consideration in a Government cloud, where mission critical defense and intelligence data is exchanged.