Identity Management. Network World - As Sallie Mae migrates some of its most important applications to the cloud, the nation's largest provider of college loans is keeping an eye on compliance. Sallie Mae uses identity management software from SailPoint to ensure that its 6,100 employees have appropriate levels of access to data and applications - regardless of whether it's stored in the cloud or at one of its data centers.
"All of our cloud-based services - all of that access is controlled," says Jerry Archer, CSO for Sallie Mae, which uses hosted applications such as Workday for human resources functions. "SailPoint keeps track of roles, access and other workflow processes. " Sallie Mae is in good company. A growing number of organizations including CUNA Mutual Group and the American Red Cross have upgraded their identity and access management (IAM) tools to bolster their security posture as they adopt cloud-based applications. "Every customer I talk to is looking at identity management," Liberti says. AsiaPac: Cloud in public sector.
Australian Cloud Strategy. Cloud Governance Guide. DSD Cloud security. ASD > Information Security > Cloud Computing Security Considerations Cloud computing offers potential benefits including cost savings and improved business outcomes for Australian government agencies. However, there are a variety of information security risks that need to be carefully considered.
This discussion paper assists agencies to perform a risk assessment and make an informed decision as to whether cloud computing is currently suitable to meet their business goals with an acceptable level of risk. The document addresses the following topics: availability of data and business functionality protecting data from unauthorised access handling security incidents. Checklist (pdf) US Cloud Strategy. Cloud presentation: Vivek Kundra. DOD Cloud Strategy - cluod broker. The Department of Defense announced today the release of a cloud computing strategy that will move the department’s current network applications from a duplicative, cumbersome, and costly set of application silos to an end state designed to create a more agile, secure, and cost effective service environment that can rapidly respond to changing mission needs.
In addition, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has been named as the enterprise cloud service broker to help maintain mission assurance and information interoperability within this new strategy. “We are moving to an enterprise cloud environment that provides tangible benefits across the department by supporting the delivery of the joint information environment, from the continental United States to the warfighter at the tactical edge.
“The Defense Department is committed to accelerating the adoption of cloud computing and providing a secure, resilient enterprise cloud environment,” said Takai.