VeriSign Collaborates To Secure Cloud
Added 23rd Apr 2010The industry effort combines technologies and best practices from Conformity, Ping Identity, TriCipher, Qualys, and VeriSign.
"Barriers to cloud adoption go beyond security; it's about trust," said Jim Reavis, executive director at the Cloud Security Alliance. "To create a trusted cloud-based ecosystem, it takes global associations like the Cloud Security Alliance and our Trusted Cloud Initiative, as well as industry leaders like VeriSign and its partners to establish identity trust solutions built on proven technologies, common standards and best practices. This industry effort is a welcome contribution to the SaaS community, and a reassuring and valuable option for enterprises aiming to confidently deploy cloud-based applications and services."
With strong authentication from the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service, enterprises can protect data and applications from unauthorized access. VeriSign also enables encrypted transmission and exchange between the enterprise and the cloud via Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates.
"Cloud computing offers organizations new options for scalable, cost-effective, and flexible IT, but to gain the full benefits of these services, enterprises have to trust the security, policies, and processes of the cloud," said Nico Popp, Vice President Of Product Development at VeriSign. "Trust won't happen if users worry their identities are vulnerable, or if they're unsure whether the cloud-based service they're accessing is legitimate. That makes identity trust the essential ingredient for cloud migration -- and an industry imperative for SaaS providers."
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