NIST Releases New DRAFT Cloud Computing Synopsis
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released a new cloud computing draft special publication for public review and comment (see associated press release), which NIST is...
View ArticleThird in our Cloud Computing Webinar Series
BUMPED – There’s still time register for our upcoming free webinar. Legal Issues of Security and Privacy in Cloud Computing – Wed., May 24, 2011 – 12:30 pm ET In this free upcoming webinar on cloud...
View ArticleDefinition of Cloud Computing – NIST Releases Final SP 800-145
InfoLawGroup attorneys actively follow the work of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), part of the U.S. Commerce Department, which over the past year has been very busy in the...
View ArticleContracting for Cloud Computing Services
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, a leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced that InfoLawGroup attorney, Richard Santalesa, will be speaking at the...
View ArticleNIST Issues Finalized Guidelines for Managing Security & Privacy in Public...
Say what you will about the federal government, the Nat’l Institute of Standards & Technology ("NIST"), part of the Department of Commerce, has certainly been busy over the past year releasing...
View ArticleCyber Insurance: An Efficient Way to Manage Security and Privacy Risk in the...
As organizations of all stripes increasingly rely on cloud computing services to conduct their business, (with many organizations entering into cloud computing arrangements with multiple cloud...
View ArticleTransborder Data Flows at Risk
Physical borders may be technically irrelevant in the age of online business, global corporate groups, and cloud computing, but they retain legal and cultural significance. Some recent developments in...
View ArticleNIST Releases Public Draft SP800-53 Addressing Cybersecurity Threats &...
Yesterday the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the 4th iteration of what will ultimately be a mainstay document for federal agencies required to comply with provisions of...
View ArticlePonemon Study on Patient Privacy Highlights Security Failings
Released today, the Ponemon Institute‘s Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security (available at, http://www2.idexpertscorp.com/ponemon2012/) starkly highlights the continued...
View ArticleNIST Releases Cloud Computing “Security Reference Architecture” (SP 500-299)...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) loves its “Special Publications” the way IRS agents love new tax forms. NIST’s SP’s, however, are much more useful, and its latest Special...
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