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NHS Moving To Cloud For Security

Posted by timothy on from the you'll-feel-a-slight-pinch-of-skepticism dept.

twoheadedboy writes "The NHS, one of the biggest public sector organisations in Europe, is to use a cloud-based security model to protect its 1.3 million users. This comes amidst a big move to the cloud in the UK public sector."

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  1. Bravo. by John+R.+Isidore · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Nothing more secure than putting confidential information online.

    1. Re:Bravo. by tmosley · · Score: 3, Informative

      Isn't a "private cloud" just another word for "stored offsite".

      Sounds like some foolish .gov.uk got buzzworded into distributing more tax dollars for something they already had.

    2. Re:Bravo. by 0123456 · · Score: 2

      Isn't a "private cloud" just another word for "stored offsite".

      But much shinier.

    3. Re:Bravo. by gstoddart · · Score: 2

      Isn't a "private cloud" just another word for "stored offsite".

      I always thought 'private cloud' meant 'file server', but new-hotness buzzword-compliant. ;-)

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  2. Good Idea?? by DaMattster · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't think moving data to a cloud for security is really a good idea. How is security really improved when essentially stuff it moved to "public storage?" Maybe a private cloud?? I would say it is weakened. This is just what groups similar to LulzSec and Anonymous really want.

    1. Re:Good Idea?? by Pope · · Score: 2

      Apparently, clouds develop big holes when you fly planes through them.

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    2. Re:Good Idea?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      They aren't moving their data to a cloud, just their web filtering tasks.

  3. Opted out... by Anonymous+Brave+Guy · · Score: 2

    Now I remember why I opted out of letting my GP push my medical records to the Big Central Database.

    Hopefully, that will still apply here.

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  4. Re:Oxymoron by biodata · · Score: 2

    Yes, definitely. I can unambiguously state that my organisation is not legally bound to disclose any and all of my data to the US government if asked to do so.

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  5. Moving To Cloud For Security by LSD-OBS · · Score: 2

    Like fucking for virginity

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  6. Re:So much hostility to the "cloud"... by Attila+Dimedici · · Score: 4, Insightful

    At least part of the hostility is due to the fact that the term "cloud" is a buzzword that obfuscates the meaning of a phrase rather than making it clearer. If a company or organization is going to outsource its IT (or some part thereof), that is fine and in many cases may be a good idea. However, "outsource" has become a "bad word", so many organizations try to find some other word to use that does not raise such negative emotions.
    Techies tend to be people who like clear, concise communication, even if they are often not good at it because they overlook the emotional content of what they are saying.

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