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Can the Cloud Be More Secure Than Your Own Servers? (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the if-you-give-me-your-password-I-will-love-you-forever dept.

Sarah Lahav, CEO of Sysaid, believes "the cloud" can be more secure than keeping your software and data behind your firewall and administering it yourself, especially for small and medium-sized firms. Why? Because Amazon, Rackspace, and other major cloud and SaaS providers probably have lots more security experts and other IT people at their command than you do.

We've talked to Sarah before, and probably will again. She has strong opinions based on her experience in IT, and is happy to share those opinions. So take it away, Sarah...

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  1. well, i'm convinced by fattmatt · · Score: 3, Funny

    "...probably have lots more security experts and other IT people at their command than you do" well, i'm convinced ... here's all my data!

  2. This is stupid. by SecurityGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can the cloud be more secure than your own servers? Yes.
    Can the cloud be less secure than your own servers? Yes.

  3. 24/7 dedicated security teams... by tlambert · · Score: 3, Funny

    Depends, do you have a dedicated security team?

    The security grunts are paid in Alpo, and the supervisors are paid in Meow Mix. I also pay their medical.