Increasingly, we are seeing instances of cloud use in universities and institutions of higher learning moving their applications to the cloud. Although the rate of movement is somewhat lower than the broader market, the trend is clearly visible. Universities are moving to the cloud for a large number of applications, including student engagement, learning, research, inter-university collaboration and routine management of university operations.
Global Security Certification for GovernmentsCloudMask inc.
Government endeavors to expand and make available the range of services to the largest possible numbers of users. At the same time, the public sector also works hard to improve its own internal operations and use the best possible talent it can get. Increasingly, there is also a need to improve the collaboration between different sectors of the government while ensuring that data privacy and security are not affected
Cashing in on the public cloud with total confidenceCloudMask inc.
Banks have always been targets for attack. The year 2011 appears to have been a critical tipping point for bank related cybercrime. Attacks grew at a rate of nearly 300 to 400% that year, and innovative attacks cost banks and customers a lot of money.
MIST Effective Masquerade Attack Detection in the CloudKumar Goud
Abstract: Cloud computing promises to significantly change the way we use computers and access and store our personal and business information. With these new computing and communications paradigms arise new data security challenges. Existing data protection mechanisms such as encryption have failed in preventing data theft attacks, especially those perpetrated by an insider to the cloud provider. We propose a different approach for securing data in the cloud using offensive decoy technology. We monitor data access in the cloud and detect abnormal data access patterns. When unauthorized access is suspected and then verified using challenge questions, we launch a disinformation attack by returning large amounts of decoy information to the attacker. This protects against the misuse of the user’s real data. Experiments conducted in a local file setting provide evidence that this approach may provide unprecedented levels of user data security in a Cloud environment.
Keywords: Mist, Insider data stealing, Bait information, Lure Files, Validating user
If you're serious about becoming a successful, well-rounded IT professional, you need to
constantly broaden your skills and knowledge--and in some areas that might surprise you. This list details
key competencies that will help advance your career.
Global Security Certification for GovernmentsCloudMask inc.
Government endeavors to expand and make available the range of services to the largest possible numbers of users. At the same time, the public sector also works hard to improve its own internal operations and use the best possible talent it can get. Increasingly, there is also a need to improve the collaboration between different sectors of the government while ensuring that data privacy and security are not affected
Cashing in on the public cloud with total confidenceCloudMask inc.
Banks have always been targets for attack. The year 2011 appears to have been a critical tipping point for bank related cybercrime. Attacks grew at a rate of nearly 300 to 400% that year, and innovative attacks cost banks and customers a lot of money.
MIST Effective Masquerade Attack Detection in the CloudKumar Goud
Abstract: Cloud computing promises to significantly change the way we use computers and access and store our personal and business information. With these new computing and communications paradigms arise new data security challenges. Existing data protection mechanisms such as encryption have failed in preventing data theft attacks, especially those perpetrated by an insider to the cloud provider. We propose a different approach for securing data in the cloud using offensive decoy technology. We monitor data access in the cloud and detect abnormal data access patterns. When unauthorized access is suspected and then verified using challenge questions, we launch a disinformation attack by returning large amounts of decoy information to the attacker. This protects against the misuse of the user’s real data. Experiments conducted in a local file setting provide evidence that this approach may provide unprecedented levels of user data security in a Cloud environment.
Keywords: Mist, Insider data stealing, Bait information, Lure Files, Validating user
If you're serious about becoming a successful, well-rounded IT professional, you need to
constantly broaden your skills and knowledge--and in some areas that might surprise you. This list details
key competencies that will help advance your career.
All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
IT vs. Users? How Law Firms Can Maximize Security While Granting Access to th...Authentic8
Law firms that establish a secure browsing environment without compromising data security, work culture or productivity gain a competitive advantage. This paper shows how successful law firms are optimizing on both axes: data security and user satisfaction.
Quick Start Guide to IT Security for BusinessesCompTIA
IT security is constantly changing, which means it can be hard for businesses to keep up. This guide from CompTIA educates IT solution providers on the importance of providing clients with up-to-date IT security, identifies the risks of inadequate or poor security, and examines the technology shifts and factors affecting security in in the workplace.
Organizations looking to benefit from the scalability, agility, and capital cost savings of cloud computing inevitably
encounter the issues of data privacy and security. In the corporate data center, data security and privacy are mostly
about protection from hackers and insiders. In the cloud, however—public, community, hybrid, and sometimes even
private-- they are also affected by where data resides and the impact of local, regional, and national regulations on
the privacy of that data--an issue known as data sovereignty.
Extending Information Security to Non-Production EnvironmentsLindaWatson19
This paper discusses the threats that non-production environments pose to database security and provides practical advice and multiple options for ensuring data assets remain secure against unauthorized access.
Hacker Defense: How to Make Your Law Firm a Harder TargetLexisNexis
It is up to law firms to protect both themselves and their clients with security measures that keep up with increasing risk. The firm can’t risk losing the trust of its clients. Here are some important ways that individual lawyers, and their firms, can improve the security of the information entrusted to them.
Law firms need to stay sharp because corporate security is getting harder,not easier. At the same time, companies are starting to recognize that information security is a fundamental business issue—one that demands an increased focus on cyber resilience, not just security. The reason is simple: criminals and state-sponsored attackers are targeting intellectual property, customer information, and avenues for business disruption. That makes law firms an ideal target.
To learn how you can locate and get a more complete picture of people and businesses across the U.S., visit http://www.lexisnexis.com/publicrecords.
For more topics that are transforming the legal industry,
visit http://www.thisisreallaw.com.
Frukostseminarium om molntjänster, 19 mars 2015, Rigoletto.
Talare: Erkan Kahraman, Projectplace och Geir Arild Engh-Hellesvik, Transcendent Group Norge.
With cybercrime (like denial of service, malware, phishing, and SQL injection) looming large in our digitized world, penetration testing - and code and application level security testing (SAST and DAST) - are essential for organizations to identify security loopholes in applications and beyond. We provide a guide to the salient standards and techniques for full-spectrum testing to safeguard your data - and reputation.
Data centric security key to digital business success - ulf mattsson - bright...Ulf Mattsson
With the exponential growth of data generation and collection stemming from new business models fueled by Big Data, cloud computing and the Internet of Things, we are potentially creating a cybercriminal's paradise where there are more opportunities than ever for that data to end up in the wrong hands. The biggest challenge in this interconnected world is merging data security with data value and productivity. If we are to realize the benefits promised by these new ways of doing business, we urgently need a data-centric strategy to protect the sensitive data flowing through these digital business systems. In this webinar, Ulf Mattsson explores these issues and provides solutions to bring together data insight and security to safely unlock the power of digital business.
Is your infrastructure holding you back?Gabe Akisanmi
This ebook will help you connect the dots between
today’s biggest business opportunities and the specific
technology required to seize them. You’ll get the facts
you need to identify where current components may
be falling short—and how the right investments in infrastructure
can lead to better business outcomes while
strengthening your role as a strategic consultant within
your organization.
What I learned at the Infosecurity ISACA North America Conference 2019Ulf Mattsson
The 2019 Infosecurity ISACA North America Expo and Conference was held in New York City’s Javits Convention Center on November 20-21. With more than 50 sessions spanning 5 tracks, this conference offered the best-in-class educational content ISACA members and certification holders depend on, plus unprecedented access to leaders in the security industry.
Join Ulf Mattsson, Head of Innovation at TokenX for a conference recap webinar on the biggest takeaways
All product and company names mentioned herein are for identification and educational purposes only and are the property of, and may be trademarks of, their respective owners.
IT vs. Users? How Law Firms Can Maximize Security While Granting Access to th...Authentic8
Law firms that establish a secure browsing environment without compromising data security, work culture or productivity gain a competitive advantage. This paper shows how successful law firms are optimizing on both axes: data security and user satisfaction.
Quick Start Guide to IT Security for BusinessesCompTIA
IT security is constantly changing, which means it can be hard for businesses to keep up. This guide from CompTIA educates IT solution providers on the importance of providing clients with up-to-date IT security, identifies the risks of inadequate or poor security, and examines the technology shifts and factors affecting security in in the workplace.
Organizations looking to benefit from the scalability, agility, and capital cost savings of cloud computing inevitably
encounter the issues of data privacy and security. In the corporate data center, data security and privacy are mostly
about protection from hackers and insiders. In the cloud, however—public, community, hybrid, and sometimes even
private-- they are also affected by where data resides and the impact of local, regional, and national regulations on
the privacy of that data--an issue known as data sovereignty.
Extending Information Security to Non-Production EnvironmentsLindaWatson19
This paper discusses the threats that non-production environments pose to database security and provides practical advice and multiple options for ensuring data assets remain secure against unauthorized access.
Hacker Defense: How to Make Your Law Firm a Harder TargetLexisNexis
It is up to law firms to protect both themselves and their clients with security measures that keep up with increasing risk. The firm can’t risk losing the trust of its clients. Here are some important ways that individual lawyers, and their firms, can improve the security of the information entrusted to them.
Law firms need to stay sharp because corporate security is getting harder,not easier. At the same time, companies are starting to recognize that information security is a fundamental business issue—one that demands an increased focus on cyber resilience, not just security. The reason is simple: criminals and state-sponsored attackers are targeting intellectual property, customer information, and avenues for business disruption. That makes law firms an ideal target.
To learn how you can locate and get a more complete picture of people and businesses across the U.S., visit http://www.lexisnexis.com/publicrecords.
For more topics that are transforming the legal industry,
visit http://www.thisisreallaw.com.
Frukostseminarium om molntjänster, 19 mars 2015, Rigoletto.
Talare: Erkan Kahraman, Projectplace och Geir Arild Engh-Hellesvik, Transcendent Group Norge.
With cybercrime (like denial of service, malware, phishing, and SQL injection) looming large in our digitized world, penetration testing - and code and application level security testing (SAST and DAST) - are essential for organizations to identify security loopholes in applications and beyond. We provide a guide to the salient standards and techniques for full-spectrum testing to safeguard your data - and reputation.
Data centric security key to digital business success - ulf mattsson - bright...Ulf Mattsson
With the exponential growth of data generation and collection stemming from new business models fueled by Big Data, cloud computing and the Internet of Things, we are potentially creating a cybercriminal's paradise where there are more opportunities than ever for that data to end up in the wrong hands. The biggest challenge in this interconnected world is merging data security with data value and productivity. If we are to realize the benefits promised by these new ways of doing business, we urgently need a data-centric strategy to protect the sensitive data flowing through these digital business systems. In this webinar, Ulf Mattsson explores these issues and provides solutions to bring together data insight and security to safely unlock the power of digital business.
Is your infrastructure holding you back?Gabe Akisanmi
This ebook will help you connect the dots between
today’s biggest business opportunities and the specific
technology required to seize them. You’ll get the facts
you need to identify where current components may
be falling short—and how the right investments in infrastructure
can lead to better business outcomes while
strengthening your role as a strategic consultant within
your organization.
What I learned at the Infosecurity ISACA North America Conference 2019Ulf Mattsson
The 2019 Infosecurity ISACA North America Expo and Conference was held in New York City’s Javits Convention Center on November 20-21. With more than 50 sessions spanning 5 tracks, this conference offered the best-in-class educational content ISACA members and certification holders depend on, plus unprecedented access to leaders in the security industry.
Join Ulf Mattsson, Head of Innovation at TokenX for a conference recap webinar on the biggest takeaways
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Ecointeligencia Editorial, SL, empresa especializada en la transición de los medios desde el analógico al digital y en proporcionar contenidos de máxima calidad a empresas, medios y profesionales.
El rigor máximo en la información, el servicio rápido y puntual y el trato personalizado al cliente son características que nos distinguen.
Securing sensitive data for the health care industryCloudMask inc.
Both 1) the growing adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and personal health records and 2) technologies that ensure better patient safety, improved care and inputs for clinical decision-making are being made possible by the adoption of cloud technology in health care. It has become critical to ensure that complete medical data is made available to health care providers irrespective of where the patient or clinician is located
Protect sensitive data and ensuring that only authorized users, using known devices, can see data in the clear. We’re happy to let the traditional security experts work on their perimeters, knowing that when they fail, our customers’ data remains secure. And, in contrast with products designed for big enterprises, we’ve created a solution that can be installed, configured, and afforded by small businesses without IT staff.
Protect your confidential information while improving servicesCloudMask inc.
Over the last few decades, the financial sector has outgrown banks, as financial engineering, digital money and regulatory changes have evolved. Assets managed by financial firms (equity and various types of debt) are larger, as corporate debt has surpassed federal, state and local government’s debt. The US banks’ share of assets under management (AUM) accordingly declined from 58% in 1907 to 27% in 2008, while pension, mutual funds and non-depository firms (e.g., private equity and hedge funds) have grown substantially.
Is data sovereignty the answer to cloud computing risksCloudMask inc.
The entire domain of cloud technology has grown more complex over the years
even as the risk of breaches continues to increase. Complexity is increasing further
with the changes in law being brought about to cover issues of data residency and
data privacy.
The occasions of government agencies demanding that Cloud Service Providers
(CSP) provide them with access to data - both of enterprises and of individuals - are
increasing. Many users who are based outside the US are particularly worried that
any data they store in a Data Center based in the US or with a US based CSP may
be vulnerable to surveillance by US agencies.
Cyber Security Trends - Where the Industry Is Heading in an UncertaintyOrganization
Many major companies realize the continued importance of data and systems protection. Organizations will need to remain vigilant with regard to remote work policies, data access, and upskilling. Learn more about the different types of cyber security trends by PM Integrated.
Get The Information Here For Mobile Phone Investigation ToolsParaben Corporation
Mobile phone investigation tools are essential for uncovering crucial evidence stored within smartphones. These sophisticated software solutions meticulously analyze call logs, text messages, GPS data, and app usage, aiding law enforcement and corporate investigators alike in solving crimes and identifying security breaches. With their advanced capabilities, they ensure thorough scrutiny and effective resolution, contributing significantly to justice and security in the digital age.
Research Report on Preserving Data Confidentiality & Data Integrity in ...Manish Sahani
ABSTRACT : Currently, cloud-based application is so very famous, but preserving the confidentiality of the user’s data is a huge task to accomplish. Keeping this need in mind, here a solution is proposed which will preserve the data confidentiality & integrity in cloud environment. For providing data confidentiality we will use AES algorithms, by virtue of which the secret data will be converted to cipher text and it becomes very difficult for the user to get the meaningful plain text. Here the basic emphasis is also on the data integrity so that the user’s data can’t be duplicated or copied.Keywords:Data Confidentiality, Data Integrity, AES algorithm
Cloud Application Security Best Practices To follow.pdfTechugo
Around 75% of modern workloads are now in the cloud. Millions of workers use cloud computing daily to communicate, code, and manage customer relations. Cloud computing is cost-effective, flexible, and convenient. However, cloud computing can pose security risks.
9 Things You Need to Know Before Moving to the Cloudkairostech
Cloud computing has emerged and paved its way forward at an unprecedented pace. It has managed to simultaneously transform business and government giving rise to new security challenges. The emergence of the cloud service model provides business supporting technology with an increased efficiency than ever before. The paradigm shift from server to service has revolutionized the way IT departments think, design, and provide computing solutions and applications. Yet, these revolutions have given birth to new security challenges – the full impact of which is yet to be determined.
Security is not an area newly arisen in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy. There have always been reasons to be concerned:
conflicting priorities, business environmental factors, information sensitivity, lack of controls on the Internet, ethical lapses,
criminal activity, carelessness, and higher levels of connectivity and vulnerability. It’s a tradeoff between limiting danger
versus affecting productivity: 100 percent security equals 0 percent productivity, but 0 percent security doesn’t equal 100
percent productivity.
Cloud Application Security Best Practices To follow.pdfTechugo
Cloud application security is the practice of protecting cloud-based applications and data from unauthorized access, theft, or loss. It involves implementing various security measures such as encryption, access controls, firewalls, and monitoring to ensure that cloud applications are secure from threats.
It is shocking to note that about 3.5 billion people saw their
personal data stolen in the top two of the 15 biggest breaches
of this century alone. With the average cost of a data breach
exceeding $8 million, it is no wonder that safeguarding
confidential business and customer information has become
more important than ever. Furthermore, with stricter laws and governance requirements, data security is now everyone’s
responsibility across the entire enterprise.
However, that is easier said than done, and for that reason, an
an increasing number of organizations are relying heavily on data masking to proactively protect their data, avoid the cost of security breaches, and ensure compliance.
Case Study - Global Collaboration Multidisciplinary Professional ServicesCloudMask inc.
This international Multidisciplinary firm (The Firm) has more than 2,000 employees, with offices
located in fifteen different countries globally. The worldwide headquarters is located in London,
UK. The Firm’s major focus areas are business, commercial law, and accounting services
including many cases that involve critical mergers and acquisitions and patent dispute settlement
cases.
Advanced persistent threat (apt) & data centric audit and protection (dacp)CloudMask inc.
It is undeniable that the high-value target sectors, such as Defense and the Security sector, face targeted and focused threats that no other sector faces. These sectors affect the livelihood of millions, and any breach can have a major impact on National Security. In this high-level discussion, we focus on ‘Advanced Persistent Threat’ (APT). APT is one of the most sophisticated threats to high-value defense and security systems. Our discussion of APT will be based on Lockheed Martin and its Cyber Kill Chain.
Renewed Context for the Defense and Security SectorCloudMask inc.
The risks facing the defense and security sector around the world are increasingly diverse.
Developments in technology and science, demographic trends and the changing character of conflict
make achieving required levels of security more complex. In many cases, adversaries have access to
better skills and tools than the rest of us.
With clients demanding more while seeking to reduce their professional spend, professional service firms
are under added pressure to provide their services more efficiently, often on the go. To help firms improve
collaboration and reduce turn-around time, “cloud” solutions have become ubiquitous. These services can
be accessed from anywhere, at any time through the internet using a variety of devices.
Many Companies in every sector and of every size have gained enormously by moving part of their activities to the
cloud. Faced with such a disruptive technology, and concerned by the extremely large amounts of data that the cloud
can store, many countries have enacted legislation to control where data can reside and how it must be protected. The
industry itself has a number of specific requirements of protecting its data.
Companies need to stay efficient and lean, use the cloud for their application and data needs and be compliant with
many regulations. Can these conflicting requirements be met?
Securing data in the cloud: A challenge for UK Law FirmsCloudMask inc.
Authorities including the UK Information Commissioner, the Solicitors Regulation Authority
(SRA) and the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) are establishing
requirements which are conflicting with the main foundation of cloud computing and in
many cases making it impossible to implement
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithy
Keep Student information protected while improving services
1. CloudMask thinks differently in the secure-cloud landscape.
The education industry keeps sensitive data secure with CloudMask.
The economic value proposition of Software as a Service (SaaS) is undeniable. SaaS is disrupting industry after industry,
making accessible to sole proprietors and small businesses software functionality that historically required significant
investment in hardware, software, and annual maintenance fees. This, in turn, is making smaller players even more agile
and efficient than they used to be, allowing them to run competitive circles around larger or laggard players.
The good news is that rich software functionality is often available for less than $100 per month, enabling high levels of
business management and administrative efficiencies.
The bad news is that the tempting sky of cloud and SaaS computing is filled with thunderclouds of cybersecurity concerns.
Despite the best efforts of traditional cybersecurity experts, the adoption of cloud computing has been accompanied by an
ever-growing number of egregious data breaches. These breaches damage brands and drive up significant costs for
investigations, notification, and identity-theft protection for clients whose personal information has drifted into malicious
hands.
So, what’s going on? Why do even the largest enterprises struggle with securing their data? Wouldn’t the National
Security Agency be one of the most rigorous security practitioners in the world? What leaks have we not yet detected?
One thought leader at a major global cybersecurity consultancy explained it like this: “We’re trying to examine every packet
that flows across the perimeter of the network and notice IP addresses that don’t make sense. This is incredibly hard.
There’s a ridiculous amount of data, and we’ve entered an age where the network no longer has clear boundaries. We
really haven’t solved that problem.
What is the problem?
The problem lies in the way traditional security thinkers have defined the problem. They’re working with a castle-and-moat
metaphor, where the internal network is protected with a set of security rings. Each ring, however, has costly hardware and
software searching for malevolent inbound and outbound data. But it’s like looking for needles in a haystack. And even if
security experts are successful at protecting the perimeter, there is little protection against insiders (employees or others
with access to the internal network).
Keep Student information
protected while
improving services
2. CloudMask thinks differently.
We see the problem in simpler terms: protecting sensitive data and ensuring that only authorized users, using known
devices, can see data in the clear. We’re happy to let the traditional security experts work on their perimeters, knowing that
when they fail, our customers’ data remains secure. And, in contrast with products designed for big enterprises, we’ve
created a solution that can be installed, configured, and afforded by small businesses without IT staff.
The SaaS Security Problem – Simplified
SaaS applications use best-practice security protocols and rely on their cloud provider to secure the infrastructure the
application runs on.
One vendor explains it this way: “We ensure that your communications are secure using bank-grade 256-bit SSL
encryption. All of (our) infrastructure is hosted using physically secure, managed data centers that meet the rigid SSAE 16
specifications. Geo-redundant backups are performed multiple times per day, and site security and privacy are routinely
audited by respected third parties.”
By means of 256-bit SSL encryption, the connection between your browser or app and database servers is secured. When
you submit a query or update, the data is encrypted as it transits the internet. Once the data reaches the data center, it is
decrypted for insertion into the app’s database.
The data center itself (e.g., Amazon Web Services) has a rigorous set of security controls and protocols, meaning that only
employees with the proper identification and access passwords can physically or virtually access the servers that hold the
application’s data. SSAE 16 is a standard according to which data centers are audited for their degree of compliance with
policy.
There are three vulnerabilities that should concern executives:
1. Anyone who tricks a user into revealing their username and password can impersonate that user and log in
from any browser in the world.
Such a hacker can impersonate the user and perform administrator functions. You don’t have to be a fool to have this
happen to you. Even a sophisticated user like CIA Director John Brennan has fallen prey to high school-age hackers.
2. Any insider (employee of the data center) can turn from “good” to “bad” overnight or have their credentials
stolen, meaning that an authorized system administrator could access application data for malevolent purposes.
Insiders don’t need to be “bad” to present a threat. They can simply be careless.
A recent report on cybersecurity suggests that less than 50 percent of organizations have adequate policies in place to
mitigate insider-threat risks. The challenge here is that executives depend on their SaaS provider, who in turn rely on their
cloud service providers to maintain security hygiene. That’s a lot of blind faith.
3. Governments have the desire, capacity and experience to tap into the cloud-service providers who hold the
world’s data.
The problem here is manifold. On the one hand, the government can access specific information based on a warrant. On
the other hand, it is an entirely different matter to access everything on an as-needs basis, under cover of National Security
Letters or their equivalent. Despite their best efforts to security screen and oversee intelligence and law enforcement
operations, the government also falls prey to “trusted” staff performing unauthorized actions. These vulnerabilities impact
the firm’s liability for data breaches and the capacity to deliver on a promise of client confidentiality and privacy.
In storing sensitive personal and other data, the firm is considered a data controller. As a data controller, the firm is subject
to a variety of data protection laws and regulations. Such regulations increasingly create a costly burden to notify
individuals affected by data breaches and to purchase several years of identity-theft protection. Emerging European laws
impose heavy fines for firms who violate data protection regulations.
3. Higher learning institutions are leading the way.
Increasingly, we are seeing instances of cloud use in universities and institutions of higher learning moving their applications
to the cloud. Although the rate of movement is somewhat lower than the broader market, the trend is clearly visible.
Universities are moving to the cloud for a large number of applications, including student engagement, learning, research,
inter-university collaboration and routine management of university operations.
While many educational institutions tend to be conservative about their use of technology, there is no doubt that cloud-based
educational services will dominate information technology use in higher learning institutions in the years to come. When
researchers studied the adoption of cloud computing in a large number of universities, they found that universities welcomed
the agility, scalability and functionality that cloud computing offered them. It became clear that their own resources would not
be adequate to build the capabilities that cloud computing gave them. The day is not far away when researchers will ask for
100 hours of virtual server time rather than ask for a server. In a large number of cases users are already setting up virtual
servers on popular cloud-service providers. The benefits are simply too great to ignore.
Cloud security is still a major concern.
There is a very real nervousness shared by the higher learning community about cloud security, and many universities prefer
private clouds to public ones. With security as their number one concern, all universities are very wary about putting any
intellectual property on public clouds. This is not just about students breaking into question banks and altering marks; there
are also serious issues of export control over research material and implementation of intellectual property rights (IPR). Data
centers could exist outside the country, and there are serious cross-border data transfer issues, especially for institutes
engaged in cutting-edge research. Institutes that violate export control and IPR laws could easily find their funding cut off
and criminal charges being pressed.
Compliance costs are soaring.
A study by Vanderbilt University found that the cost of regulatory compliance in higher education was as high as 6.4% of the
total operating expenditures. Research-related security compliance could go as high as 25% of the overall research
expenditure, and when the cost of compliance was extrapolated to the entire education sector, the figure came to an
astounding $27 billion. While this covers compliance with all federal laws, a substantial portion of it would be related to
managing security of data. Therefore, it is important to understand some of the laws that govern the functions of schools and
universities in the country.
There are a large number of laws that apply to educational institutions. Many of these can be infringed if data stored in the
cloud is disclosed, lost or stolen. The most well-known of these, of course, is the FERPA Act—the Family Education Rights
and Privacy Act. This law applies to all schools that receive funds from the US Department of Education. FERPA defines
how student records are to be handled and what can and cannot be disclosed. An institution that does not comply with
FERPA may be deprived of federal funds and even be liable to fines and monetary damages.
Other laws include the Campus Safety and Security Act (Clery Act), that requires collection and classification of crime
statistics, the Drug and alcohol abuse prevention Drug Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA), various Financial Aid
programs, Sexual misconduct Title IX, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), FISMA Federal Information Security
Management Act. Growing numbers of students admitted from foreign countries will require a means to manage their
admission process and visa applications. All of these management tasks can be processed in the cloud but will require to be
adequately protected. There are also non-education related laws requiring compliance. For example, the HIPAA Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 requires that all medical data about student and employee health has to
be held in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
4. The requirement of securing data required under these acts can be met only if data is encrypted completely during storage
or during transmission. However, the problem occurs during data processing. Encrypted data cannot be processed unless
every application is specifically rewritten to be built to handle such data. This is simply not possible, and thus all applications
decrypt data before processing it.
Where does data exposure take place?
The threat of data exposure lies in the duration when data is decrypted prior to processing. A hacker could gain access to
data at this vulnerable stage. The university would be forced to make a disclosure as required by law, and there would be
severe consequences. Besides legal consequences, there would be a major loss of intellectual property. Such a proprietary
fear is holding back the deployment of cloud technology in education at a sufficient pace.
As a result, universities are losing money.
The solution lies in a data protection mechanism that understands the various components of data and knows how to encrypt
and protect them selectively so that processing of this data in a cloud-based application does not require the entire data to
be decrypted. For example, if the personal details of a student were to be secured, then the rest of the data collected under
the Drug Free Schools Act would no longer be sensitive data. Going case by case, a data security specialist can create a
program to ensure complete security and compliance while allowing the university to use cloud-based resources.
Who is CloudMask?
CloudMask is a specialist company in the domain of data security whether in the cloud or in premises. Using technology that
CloudMask has developed itself, data is segregated into several groups. One kind of data can be encrypted; another can be
masked or tokenized. Masked or tokenized data has the same format as the original data except that the original student
name or Social Security Number, for example, would be replaced by a dummy value. This dummy value would allow for all
processing to be carried out in the cloud and even if there is a loss of data, there would be no repercussions because the
identifying elements are masked and other elements are encrypted. In this manner, data is anonymized, and universities can
now use the cloud with confidence.
When CloudMask protection is applied to data, even if an attacker has complete access to the application or database, he
will not be able to obtain any data of value. In such a situation, the organization may not even have to report any loss of data
because what has been stolen is, after all, encrypted gibberish.
CloudMask solutions can be deployed rapidly at very low costs. Universities will not be required to install any expensive and
complex encryption gateways. Encryption starts at the PC of the user who is creating the data, and every individual element
is protected as data is being keyed in. Though your university could be using any software solution, CloudMask will be able
to provide protection without needing to alter the application in any way.
If you think the solution is not to use cloud, think again.
The concerns outlined above have caused many organizations to have misgivings about adopting cloud-based solutions,
presuming that an on-premise solution (a server running in your office) is safer. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Your
office or server room isn’t nearly as secure as an access-controlled data center.
5. CloudMask: a silver lining for SaaS
CloudMask addresses these vulnerabilities in a way that enables executives to immunize their firms against data-
breaches, differentiate by offering highly secure data management and communications, and using economical cloud
services with confidence.
CloudMask can provide SaaS users with an easy-to-install browser extension that automatically masks sensitive data
before it enters the 256-bit encryption channel to the data center. When that data arrives at the data center where the 256-
bit protection ends, CloudMask data stays masked.
This process also works in reverse, as in the case when the user requests sensitive data. Here the masked data is double-
encrypted as it moves through the secured communications channel. When it arrives in the browser, the 256-bit encryption
is removed, and CloudMask seamlessly unmasks to present the data in the clear.
Alongside controlling users and their access rights, practice management account owners/administrators have the capacity
to select specific fields to be masked. Not all data needs to be masked and protected, but data categorized as sensitive
personal data, personally identifying, or otherwise confidential, can be selected for automated, seamless masking and
unmasking.
From a functional perspective, CloudMask resolves the concerns that executives
might have with respect to using SaaS applications:
1. Each user authorized to access the SaaS account installs a CloudMask browser extension that is activated through a
simple process generating the personal, private and public keys required for the encryption process. What’s more, the
extension can be installed on multiple personal devices, each of which is personalized with a private key. Thus, even if a
username and password are somehow compromised, which under normal circumstances would allow anyone anywhere in
the world to log into the account and see data in the clear, the unauthorized user cannot do so without access to the
specific devices configured with the personalized browser extension.
2. The data stored under care of the data center remains masked while at rest or in motion. Neither the practice
management SaaS vendor nor CloudMask administrators nor data center administrators, have keys that can be used to
unmask the data. If the data center suffers a breach (e.g., an unauthorized insider penetrates the database, or a
government agency serves a National Security Letter), data the user has designated as sensitive remains protected.
3. The data stored under care of the data center is masked in such a way (“tokenization”) that anonymizes what was
previously sensitive data. Thus, even if that data is stolen, it is no longer considered sensitive personal information or
personally identifying information, so it no longer falls under data protection regulations or requirements. In other words,
breaches of systems holding tokenized data do not trigger the costly response and remediation efforts associated with
breaches of systems holding sensitive personal information.
The Technical Story
A separate e-book explains the technical details behind this process and the software that automates it, as well as
describing the benefits of encrypting and tokenizing data, which we collectively refer to as “masking.” The e-book also
provides a brief explanation of the well-established public/private key methods used by the encryption process.
Grounded Confidence
CloudMask is unique in having its “CloudMask engine” certified through a Common Criteria for Information Technology
Security Evaluation (Common Criteria) process, which is used by twenty-six federal governments to evaluate security
products for their own use.
The process of independent evaluation assesses whether a product’s functional claims live up to the way it is coded and
performs. Many products claim to be “bank-grade” or “military-grade,” both of which are subjective assessments.
CloudMask is the only data-masking product capable of working with SaaS offers to achieve Common Criteria certification.
More expensive competitors like Cipher Cloud and Ionic have not achieved such objective criteria. Technical advisors can
access CloudMask’s Common Criteria Assessment here.
It’s easy to get started with CloudMask. Visit www.cloudmask.com