Cloud Security Services (Global)

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AT&T Cloud Security Services

AT&T brings a rich mix of technology and services to support secure cloud communications. However, the provider falls short in geographic breadth, choosing to focus mostly on North America. (10/7/2011)

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BT Managed Cloud Security Services

BT provides integrated cloud security to private clouds and its two IaaS offerings. These are consulting-focused customized solutions, without the wider range of standards compliance, portability and identity services offered by competitors. (10/7/2011)

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IBM Cloud Security Services

IBM is on the leading edge of cloud security, both as a provider of secure on-demand services and as a supplier of solutions to protect public, private and hybrid cloud environments. The company’s cloud agnosticism is key to its status. (10/7/2011)

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Orange Business Services Managed Cloud Security Services

Orange Business Services has assigned cloud services a key role in its strategy, and cloud security measures are in place to support its global on-demand UCC and infrastructure offers, although many innovations are still in the planning stages. (10/7/2011)

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T-Systems Managed Cloud Security Services

T-Systems continues to enhance and expand its cloud service capabilities with associated security features. There are significant bespoke service elements, but with the focus on MNC customer requirements, this is not a showstopper. (10/19/2011)

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Verizon Business Cloud Security Services

Through its Terremark unit, Verizon continues its ambitious cloud security play. While the company has added significant capabilities, there are still some gaps in its portfolio. (10/7/2011)

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Cloud Security Product Metrics

• Cloud Provider (CP) Security Operations
  • Services, Availability & Structure
    • Cloud Services Provided
    • Secure access to third party clouds
    • Managed workspace/VDI
    • Asset management
    • Security Portal
    • Cloud Services Transparency
    • Cloud SOCs
    • Data Location
  • Professional Services
    • Professional Services
    • Assurance and Resilience models
    • Compliance Mapping with COBIT, HIPAA, ISO 27002-2005, NIST SP800-53, PCI DSS, Basel II, EU DPD, SOX, GLBA and others
    • Security Plan
    • Portability, Interoperability and Security Change Management (SCM)
  • Data security
    • Anti-virus and spyware protection
    • Encryption
    • Threat & Vulnerability Management
    • Backup Frequency
    • Audit Trails
    • Incident Response & Disaster Recovery Capability
  • Identity & Authentication
    • Identity, Authentication & Access Management
    • User-centric Authentication
    • Identity Federation
    • Multi-tenant storage key management
  • Virtualization Security
    • Application Security
    • Multi-Tenancy Virtualization
    • Data Commingling