Software as a Service (SaaS) – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 03:01:00 -0700

While blockchain may have cut its teeth on the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, the distributed electronic ledger technology is quickly making inroads across a variety of industries.

That’s mainly because of its innate security and its potential for improving systems operations all while reducing costs and creating new revenue streams.

David Schatsky, a managing director at consultancy Deloitte LLP, believes blockchain’s diversity speaks to its versatility in addressing business needs, but “the impact that blockchain will have on businesses in various industries is not yet fully understood.”

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ComputerWorld Independent

Taming the SaaS security wilderness

April 3, 2017 admin Cloud Computing, Security, Software as a Service (SaaS)

Credit to Author: Mathias Thurman| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 04:04:00 -0700

The security risk that I am most focused on right now is this: Shadow IT and the consumerization of IT have put too many employee work activities out of sight of the security department.

Employees at my company now use more than 90 cloud-based apps that I know of. Most of these are categorized as software as a service (SaaS). Many are corporate-sanctioned, meaning the business unit or IT went through a selection process to identify and procure an application, and my department was at least consulted. This list includes applications such as ADP for payroll, Salesforce, Workday, Oracle, WebEx, Google Docs, Microsoft Office 365 and SAP.

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Why email is safer in Office 365 than on your Exchange server

March 9, 2017 admin IDG Insider, Security, Software as a Service (SaaS)

Credit to Author: Mary Branscombe| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 04:11:00 -0800

Running your own email servers doesn’t do anything to differentiate your business from the competition (except in a bad way, if you get hacked). But avoiding the effort of managing and monitoring your own mail server isn’t the only advantage of a cloud service. The scale of a cloud mail provider like Office 365 means that malware and phishing attacks are easier to spot — and the protections extend beyond your inbox.

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