[HIB]'Instant noodle' mindset undermines cloud sec

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Businesses are too quick to jump on the cloud computing bandwagon and not asking the right security questions before deploying, an industry observer has pointed out. Such "instant noodle" mentality, where organizations want to quickly roll out their cloud deployments at the expense of security, is the "biggest mistake" in the era of collaboration and connectivity, said Anthony Lim, evangelist and representative of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, or (ISC)2. He is also Asia-Pacific director for security solutions at IBM Singapore's Rational Software business unit. Speaking at a security conference here Tuesday organized by market analyst IDC, Lim noted that cloud security considerations typically cover three areas: confidentiality, integrity and availability. However, he said, not enough attention is paid to the first two aspects.

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