I have two phrases courtesy of our Keynote Speaker, Shayne Bates, CPP, of Microsoft Global Security that I have to share… ‘culture of no’ and ‘end user bypass’. Do you have any idea what he was referring to?
For ‘culture of no,’ Shayne was referring to the IT departments of most organizations where the easy answer—admittedly sometimes with very good reason—is ‘no’. In the past, you couldn’t get around it. Now, you can, and with an ‘end user bypass’, you circumvent the IT group by going straight to the Cloud. As amusing as this may be to anyone who’s ever had a tough time with IT, the best way, of course, is for IT and Corporate Security to work together. And, throughout his keynote, Shayne touched on the importance of a partnership with IT as he shared some general Cloud knowledge with the attendees while appealing to their security sensibilities by sharing the Cloud Strategy currently in place at Microsoft Global Security.
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5 Things You Need to Have for Information Security in a SaaS Environment
Futurist, Alvin Toffler, wrote in his 1970 publication Future Shock, “Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate.” Any change in what or how we use technology can present a number of issues, and Cloud Computing is not exempt to this.
First off, for those who do not know what the ‘Cloud’ is, here is a definition:
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network (typically the Internet).1
Cloud Computing and SaaS (Software as a Service) are terms often used together to describe the same thing. ‘Cloud’ typically refers to computing environments for running applications, managing, storing and analyzing data. The term ‘SaaS’, or ‘Software as a Service’, refers to a specific distribution and implementation model for applications running in the Cloud.
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I am at TechSec this week in sunny Delray Beach, Florida (actually, it’s pouring rain). The sessions here have been diverse, with a range of topics and great content.
I was invited to speak on a panel as part of, “Is your cloud provider secure?” Joining me was Chris Peckham (SVP & CTO Kratos), Morgan Hertal (VP & GM MACE CS) and Yong-Gon Chon (VP & CTO SecureInfo Corp)… all experts in the cloud services field.
My role was to address the group from the aspect of a vendor supplying a cloud service. What questions should you ask? How do you know the data is secure? Why would I use the cloud, etc.? There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about the cloud. What was eye-catching was the interest of running services in the cloud (services also being described as a product). PPM has been providing Perspective as a secure cloud base option for years. Although we were not able to use company and product names during the session, I was able to describe the benefits of using Perspective in the cloud… everything from improved customer satisfaction simply because updates are done quickly and easily, to the removal of IT barriers, to payment options which are more easily accessible than high output capital costs, to the security of the data. These points were substantiated by the rest of the panel in how they approach the cloud.
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We are excited to report that Brian McIlravey, PPM’s Co-CEO, will present alongside Brivo’s President and CEO, Steve Van Till, during this week’s Security Products Virtual Event.
On May 5th, Brian and Steve will host an hour long webinar that speaks to Brivo’s ACS WebService integrating with Perspective by PPM 2000 for a cloud-based approach to access control and incident reporting.
For the full session description and to register, see the details below.
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In recent months, PPM has announced a number of new partnerships. One of these partnership announcements highlighted a new integration between PPM’s Perspective and Brivo’s ACS WebService.
The integration between these two SaaS-based solutions means that select access control events can now be passed to an incident reporting system for documentation, analysis, and follow-up.
This integration is the first of its kind and we are very excited to demonstrate the value it will bring to organizations looking to connect their systems.
If you are heading to ISC West in Las Vegas from Apr 6th to the 8th, and you would like to see this integration in action, be sure to pop by the Brivo booth (#6086). Frank Kennedy, PPM’s Director of Sales, and Kevin Moore, one of PPM’s Senior Account Managers, will be present at the booth to help showcase our Perspective SaaS solution and the ACS WebService integration.
For more information on this integration, read the full press release…
—Cora Bolianatz, Director, Marketing & Communications
