Cloud computing can seem like “Cloud Nine” when IT departments use the technique to cut costs, boost profits, increase efficiency, bolster computing capacity, shrink carbon footprints and free up time to concentrate on core pursuits. But these benefits don’t come without risk, security experts warn.
Dangers of cloud computing include criminal hacking, inappropriate access by rogue administrators, and the uncertainty of where data resides in a world where notions of privacy differ and regulations vary across national borders, cautions Nico Popp, vice president of product development, trust services, for Mountain View, Calif.-based VeriSign Inc. Others cite the possibility of online terrorism or even an all-out cyber war.
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