OpenStack : Security is Better in the Cloud

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Sean Michael Kerner
May 14, 2014

Security is one of the most often cited barriers to cloud adoption, but experts speaking at the summit don’t see it as an obstacle.

Enterprises really should look at cloud security from the opposite viewpoint, said Bryan Payne, director of security research at Nebula. “Cloud is an interesting opportunity to do really good security work,” Payne said. “The cloud has orchestration tools that allow you to roll out consistent configuration and update your software consistently, as well.”

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Sean Michael Kerner

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