The U.S. government has some unique — and exacting — security requirements related to the adoption of cloud technology. These internal government security hurdles have resulted in significant outreach to expertise from commercial information technology companies. The latest example is an invitation from the General Services Administration to the private sector to take over a critical element in the security certification of federal cloud deployments. The government established a central security process so that each agency would not have to develop its own cloud security protocol.
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US Wants Private Sector to Secure Government Cloud
Posted by: John K. Higgins February 27, 2013 09:25 AMThe U.S. government has some unique — and exacting — security requirements related to the adoption of cloud technology. These internal government security hurdles have resulted in significant outreach to expertise from commercial information technology companies. The latest example is an invitation from the General Services Administration to the private sector to take over a critical element in the security certification of federal cloud deployments. The government established a central security process so that each agency would not have to develop its own cloud security protocol.