Re: Cloud Computing

[Jim Dillon <Jim.Dillon () COLORADO EDU>]

Leon,

Certainly it is inevitable in one of its many forms, the question is how many forms are beneficial, how many are not?

A comment from the Rocky Mountain Information Security Conference last week (can't recall or attribute it - it was the 
speaker) was that present thought is there is NO assurance of ownership for data in the cloud.  Period.  That includes 
4th Ammendment rights if I recall correctly. Of course this is an area for much policy and legal debate, but the 
thought of the expert presenting was that at present, you should assume no ownership rights.  That says something about 
what your control expectations and concerns will be.

For those trying to protect sensitive info, it looks like a freight train, for those needing to manage highly dynamic 
resource pools, glorious light.

Then there's a discussion about "local" clouds or the greater "cloud" to refine your question.

Like most technologies, the cloud is neutral, but it isn't right for every purpose.

Jim

-----------University of Colorado--------------
Jim Dillon, CISA, CISSP
Program Manager, ITS
Administrative Systems and Data Services
jim.dillon () colorado edu        303-735-5682
-------------------Boulder------------------------

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Leon 
DuPree
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:13 PM
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Subject: [SECURITY] Cloud Computing

Just a thought.

Cloud computing appears to be inevitable in terms of being implemented in Academia... any thoughts on the the risk of 
this innovation.
Is this a light at the end of the tunnel? or  a Freight Train?


Leon DuPree

EIM Consulting