Verizon, General Dynamics Among First In Line for FedRAMP Process

Companies that already provide cloud services to federal agencies will have their offerings vetted first under the new FedRAMP security assessment program.

Verizon Federal and General Dynamics‘ information technology business unit are among the companies who will have their cloud services reviewed under the new program according to Federal Times.

FedRAMP…

HP, Alcatel-Lucent Alliance Puts Out Data Center, Cloud Solutions

With vast amounts of information needing secure means of storage, HP built on its alliance with Alcatel-Lucent in order develop joint data center solutions by integrating infrastructure technology and high-performance communications networks. The result: HP and Alcatel-Lucent Data Center Network Connect.

HP says DCNC has high-performance service routing, switching and optical transport capabilities and meets standards for data…

Verizon Grabs New Partner and Dishes Out Tips on Cloud

Verizon picked cloud contact center solution provider inContact to be on its team in hopes to better provide businesses and government agencies with means to communicate via cloud. Additionally, the company has offered up some tips on how to keep that cloud compliant.

Verizon and inContact will be putting forth a suite of cloud based communication services….

New Norton 360 Version Covers Cloud Security

Norton by Symantec has released the public beta version 6.0 of its all-in-one security suite Norton 360.  The beta is available for free download from the Norton beta website. The release includes core security technology found in Norton Internet Security 2012, in addition to enhanced PC tuneup and backup capabilities.  

The 6.0 version includes Norton Identity…

McAfee to Discuss Data Center Security and the Cloud at VMworld2011

McAfee will discuss how traditional security models must change in order to secure data center and private cloud environments at the VMworld 2011 Conference.

Businesses have evolved from needing to secure endpoints, networks, devices and services to securing the cloud. In a place where data and information are connected, security needs to have the same capabilities. McAfee will demonstrate virtualization…

Report: Cloud Security Still No. 1 Concern among Federal IT Leaders

Despite security being the primary concern among government IT decision-makers when it comes to cloud computing, many are still considering cloud applications for their agencies, according to new report.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and its Cyber Security Alliance partners today released a study in which two-thirds…

Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege to Speak on How to Succeed in a Cyber World

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry D. Raduege Jr., chairman of Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation, is slated to present at the 14th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference and 6th Annual Academic Symposium, an event that brings together cybersecurity professionals…

Symantec Delivers Security Solution for Cloud-based Apps

Business apps in the cloud just got a little more secure: Symantec Corp. today announced the launch of a new tool that will be available on the AppExchange, the first online marketplace for cloud-computing applications.

Symantec Security Assessment for Salesforce will help organizations extend the visibility of their IT infrastructure to…

NIST Seeks Public’s Input on Cloud Definition, Security Guidelines

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released two new drafts on cloud computing for public comment and launched a new website to enable two-way communication among the cloud community and NIST cloud research working groups.

Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra asked NIST to speed up the federal government’s secure adoption…

The Security of the Cloud is Better than it Appears

Cloud computing, a popular new trend in technology, provides an opportunity for organizations to reduce the costs associated with an information technology system. However, a central concern among professionals is the security (or perceived lack of it) in cloud applications.

This may be a misperception, according to two researchers who presented their findings at the Ninth Workshop on the Economics…