Gilad Parann-Nissany

With companies increasingly worried about their data in the cloud, a number of providers have cropped up to offer various types of encryption Many studies have shown a chasm between cloud service providers and their customers regarding who is responsible for the security of the customer’s data: The providers put the responsibility in the hands of the customer, but the customer usually disagrees. According to a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute last year, for example, nearly seven in 10 cloud providers put responsibility for the security of a customer’s data with the customer. Only three in 10 customers surveyed by Ponemon agreed. “Providers are taking no responsibility,” says Pravin Kothari, founder and CEO of CipherCloud, a cloud security provider. “If you are hosting in the cloud, you have no visibility into the cloud provider and no control over the data.... (more)

One-Click Cloud Data Security

We’ve always had a close relationship with cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services and Red Hat OpenShift. Lately we have been hearing from an ever wider spectrum of the cloud provider industry, and their cloud data security requirements show a pattern. Providers need to differentiate themselves in a competitive market, and they need to ensure high security standards. Cloud data security is a must have, but it’s also something that requires expertise. Cloud providers are in the midst of a transition Cloud providers are facing a market in transition, from the hosting model to ... (more)

Encrypted Cloud Storage – The Missing Piece

Cloud computing brings many advantages including elasticity, flexibility, and pay-per-use. But when looking at cloud security, and specifically encrypted cloud storage the picture is much more complex. Cloud security (in IaaS and PaaS scenarios) is a shared responsibility. The cloud provider is responsible for securing the datacenter premise, the virtualization layer, and the Host OS, but it is the cloud customer’s responsibility to secure the host OS, work with an encrypted cloud storage and secure the application level. The missing piece by shel silverstein Cloud data security... (more)

MySQL in the Cloud

MySQL is probably the most popular open source database. While there is a wealth of discussion online for MySQL database encryption,doing it right in a cloud computing environment is tricky. The discussion here is quite long, and contains a lot of interesting details. So if you want a spoiler: it is possible to achieve true confidentiality for your MySQL database today; using the industry best practice which is split-key encryption. Here’s why. Cloud encryption for MySQL – Setting your goals Before talking tech, it’s actually essential to understand what your goals are, and the... (more)

Porticor is Now a Red Hat Innovate Member

With an objective to deliver an end-to-end cloud data security solution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Red Hat customers, Porticor – a company offering cloud data security solutions – recently joined the Red Hat Innovate program. By joining the Red Hat Innovate program, Porticor is able to leverage the power, openness and collaborative nature of open source communities, including enhanced access to Red Hat collaboration initiatives and software programs. The Red Hat Innovate program offers its members with benefits such as joint marketing opportunities; access to Red Hat ... (more)