BitDefender Podcast Focuses on "In The Cloud" Technology

Highlights Advantages of Cloud Computing, Points Out Areas to Watch

BitDefender®,
an award-winning provider of innovative anti-malware security
solutions, recently posted the latest installment of its Total Security
Podcast Series - a podcast series designed to provide users with
helpful and up-to-date information on security challenges faced by
businesses and consumers. This installment of BitDefender's Total
Security Podcast Series focuses on the increasingly popular "In the
Cloud" technology.

Catalin Cosoi, senior anti-spam researcher for BitDefender, explains
what "cloud computing" really means, the advantages for businesses
using this strategy, key terms to check out before using any cloud
service as well as the security components of operating in the cloud
that need to be considered.

One topic covered in the podcast is on key terms that should be
researched in detail before a business or consumer considers using any
cloud service:

User access - who has access to data, under what form and how is the hiring of such personnel performed?

Regulatory compliance - security certifications and/or external audits are beneficial to the overall security status

Data recovery - what
happens in case of disaster; does the cloud service offer complete
restoration and how long will it take? Asking them to retrieve old data
will show the client how long it takes and if the recovery is accurate

Encryption - make sure
all stages of data submission are encrypted and that the encryption
algorithms were designed and tested by experienced professionals

Long-term viability - it's important to ask how the data will be returned in case the company goes out of business

"Users also need to be aware of the security issues that threaten cloud
computing," says Cosoi. "BitDefender has a very lightweight malware
scanner called QuickScan to help users of 'in the cloud' technology.
QuickScan runs from the clients' browser, scans all the running
processes and reports whether the files are infected or not.
BitDefender offers QuickScan free of charge as a browser plugin for
Firefox and Internet Explorer or as a debug executable."

To download and listen to this podcast, visit: http://news.bitdefender.com/site/viewPage/multimedia.html.

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