Cloud computing special consideration

While the prevalent marketing hype that surrounds cloud technologies can make it sound easy to move to the cloud, the reality is that moving to the cloud can be very difficult from a business, technical and security perspective. It is easy to become complacent as you move to the cloud, but you must resist this temptation.

Cloud computing data security

The security of your organization's data is a key concern for your organization and the information security program. This does not change as you move your organization's data into the cloud. Moving your organization's IT infrastructure to the cloud will present you with many decisions around how to best secure your organization's information, such as those detailed in the following sections.

Data location

There are multiple concerns in data location that you need to consider when you approach your cloud computing services architecture. Some considerations include:

• Do your compliance requirements require your...