Is the Patriot Act a cloud security red herring

April 26, 2012 Published by  SearchCloudSecurity.com  Cloud Security Briefing Demystifying the Patriot Act: Cloud computing impact By Francoise Gilbert, Contributor In recent months, European purchasers of cloud services have expressed concern about the idea  the U.S. government might be able to obtain access to data stored outside the United States by a cloud service provider that’s based in the U.S. or is a subsidiary of a U.S. company. They point to the USA Patriot Act as the magic wand that allows the U.S. government unrestricted access to any data, anywhere, anytime. In fact, the actual impact of the Patriot Act in this cloud context is negligible. Read more  Subscribe via RSS CSA launches cloud security certification initiative for service providers The Cloud Security Alliance this week announced a multi-faceted initiative to provide cloud security certifications for cloud service providers. The CSA announced its Open Certification Framework on Wednesday at the SecureCloud 2012 Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. The framework is designed to enable certification that cloud providers implement security controls in line with the CSA’s guidance. Using SSAE 16 standard, SOC reports to assess cloud provider security 2012 Security 7 Awards: Nominate a deserving infosec pro! Nominations are open for Information Security magazine and SearchSecurity.com’s eighth-annual Security 7 Awards. It’s the industry’s top award honoring innovative security practitioners in seven vertical markets. Honorees will be featured this fall in the pages of Information Security and online at SearchSecurity.com. Nominate a deserving colleague, or even yourself! Download the nomination form