Common Threats To Cloud Computing The core agencies of the US government have a central plan, Cloud First, which aims to shift the majority of their operations to the cloud. Before the plan can be implemented, it must go through a process of evaluation by the agencies concerned. In December 2010, a Cloud First policy was released by the Office Of Management and Budget so that federal agencies could implement the shift to cloud computing services if such agencies could find a cost-effective, reliable, and secure cloud computing service. The target was to move three of the core agencies’ technology
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Common Threats To Cloud Computing
by Florence on July 16, 2012
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Government, IT, Security
Single Standard For Cloud-Computing Services
by cloudtweaks on June 26, 2012
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, Government, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology
Single Standard For Cloud-Computing Services The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, also known as FedRAMP, is adopting a “cloud-first” policy that will standardize the basic security requirements that cloud-computing providers, such as Google and Microsoft, will have to meet before receiving government contracts. Third-party assessment organizations will be hired to verify whether companies meet the basic security requirements. This change is aimed to improve IT procurement and comes as the government is in the process of transferring computer services, such as e-mails, to cloud-based systems. Technology programs have been shut down in the last months because they have been running
