IT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH,
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND CONSULTING
The Security Paradox of Cloud:
Five Questions for Cloud Providers
An ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® (EMA™) White Paper
February 2009
The Security Paradox of Cloud: Five Questions for Cloud Providers
©2009 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
IT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH,
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND CONSULTING
Table of Contents
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................1
The Peaking of Cloud “Buzz” ...........................................................................................................................2
Five Questions about Security and Risk ..........................................................................................................3
“How much visibility do I have into how you manage my risks?” .......................................................3
“What risks do your other tenants pose to me… or to you?” ..............................................................6
“Are your tools and techniques for managing risk mature enough?” ..................................................7
“Is my data safe with you?” ..........................................................................................................................9
“How will turning to cloud impact my current approach to management?” .................................. 10
EMA Perspective ............................................................................................................................................... 12
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IT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH,
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS AND CONSULTING
The Security Paradox of Cloud: Five Questions for Cloud Providers
©2009 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Executive Summary
With IT becoming increasingly complex and expensive to maintain, and a global economy in crisis,
the timing could hardly be better for the technologies and services coming together as c