Over Hyped Cloud Computing Terminology Draws the Ire of Larry Ellison
A couple of weeks ago Larry Ellison was onstage at TechPulse360 and he made a point of eviscerating the imprecise term “cloud computing.” It is clear that Larry Ellison isn’t against cloud computing, but rather against an over-hyped term that seems to mean everything and that really isn’t new. He makes some very good points, [...]

Alert Logic CEO Gray Hall Discusses Security and Compliance Services for the Hosting Industry with W
Our CEO, Gray Hall, was recently interviewed by the Web Host Industry Review about how Alert Logic is working with the hosting industry. You can view his interview below: if(document.getElementById("objbb6918d4b3d54c95ba5b5e97a8242041")) document.getElementById("objbb6918d4b3d54c95ba5b5e97a8242041").setAttribute("flashvars", "file=464a38962e1143cab098102ec3c82371&permalink="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)); if(document.getElementById("embbb6918d4b3d54c95ba5b5e97a8242041")) document.getElementById("embbb6918d4b3d54c95ba5b5e97a8242041").setAttribute("flashvars", "file=464a38962e1143cab098102ec3c82371&permalink="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)); Gray addressed many topics

PCI Compliance: Thought Leadership with David Taylor of the PCI Knowledge Base
In this second installment of our feature called, “Thought Leadership with an Industry Expert,” we spoke with David Taylor, the founder of the PCI Knowledge Base, about PCI compliance. Scott Olson: So I have a few questions for you today about PCI standards. The first one is, that you attended the PCI Security Standards Council’s Community [...]

IDC Blog Defines Cloud Services
Cloud services is a hot topic. Whether it is cloud storage, server capacity, or software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud services offer significant benefits to businesses and there is significant interest in learning about these offerings. This week IDC updated their definition of cloud services and they did a great job of explaining the attributes you can expect [...]

Observations from the PCI Security Standards Council’s Community Meeting
Last week I attended the PCI Security Standards Council’s Community meeting in Las Vegas and there was a lot of interesting discussion. Attendance was good as there was a large group of merchants, service providers, Approved Scanning Vendors (ASVs) (like AlertLogic), and Qualified Security Assessors (QSAs). One topic that was reiterated and is a theme we [...]