Eight ways: To become a cloud security expert

In a public cloud environment, where there is relatively little information on how to secure data, how do enterprise IT consultants and IT staff get information about cloud computing security? Through a survey, it consultants and IT staff get information about cloud security through three sources: niche meetings, large conferences, and networks. Now the author of these eight ways to all of you to make an introduction.

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Niche meetings:

1. November 2011 16 ~ 17th, the Cloud Computing Security Alliance CSA will hold CSA2011 conference in Orlando, USA. CSA, a manufacturer-neutral organization, was announced at the RSA Conference in 2009 to provide the best security solution in the cloud computing environment.

2. saleforce.com, a more trustworthy public cloud SaaS service provider, will hold a Dreamforce conference every September, introducing dreamforce not advertising saleforce, But because the Dreamforce Congress is not just a user conference, but also a lot of experts in the field of cloud computing.

3. Cloudcamp, as the name suggests, is the meaning of cloud camp, mainly by the early cloud computing enthusiasts, designed to carry out the topic of cloud computing discussions and exchanges. It is reported that in the fourth quarter of 2011, there are at least 15 related activities around the world.

4. SANS, an information security training organization, including, of course, the prevailing cloud security, courses cover basic cloud security basics to virtualization and private cloud security. January 2012, at the same time in New Orleans two courses began to accept the reservation.

Large security Conference

Some large security meetings typically incorporate cloud-related courses in the meeting schedule. Although the 2012 security meeting agenda has not yet come out, industry experts and security practitioners have expressed a desire to see more information about cloud computing security in the course that follows.

5. The first thing to say is the RSA conference, held in San Francisco in February. RSA has just finished a trip to Europe, the next November RSA Conference will be stationed in Beijing, interested friends to their own attention.

6. Many users have said that if they really want to understand the current situation of cloud security, they cannot miss Black Hat conference, and the next Black Hat convention will be held in Las Vegas at the end of July 2012.

Internet

There are many blogs on the web that talk about cloud computing security, and it's a good choice to learn about cloud security issues through the web. After investigation, the following two sources are more prominent.

7.Ed Haletky Blog, blogger is the analysis company Astroarch owner, Haletky Blog published in Thevirtualization.com, the author pseudonym Texiwill.

8. The second, a blog called Rational Survivability by Chris Hoffman, described by Chris himself, "has 20 years of experience in security areas, including network and information security architecture, engineering, operational, product management, Not only experienced, but also passionate about all topics and virtualization topics in cloud computing. "He is currently employed by Juniper NX Company, but his views are purely personal."