Securing Dynamic Cloud Environments: Developing Your Solution Checklist in a Changing Paradigm

Cloud computing has changed the paradigm for IT and security professionals. The days of networks having well-defined perimeters, where protection was focused solely on external threats pounding at the firewall door, is over.
A solution must match the scalability of the cloud, consistently applying policies and enforcing them across segmented resources both internally and externally. With this combination of functionality and approach, a solution can meet the challenges of cloud security while enabling the organization to reap the benefits of cloud and minimize the business risks of shared public infrastructure.