Public cloud technologies aren’t an option for Raytheon Co., a Waltham, Massachusetts based defense manufacturer, but they are developing a private, “cloud-type” service that they and other partners can begin using. Even so, security remains a paramount concern. First is the movement of data and applications from a traditional server environment to one that is [...]

A recently released study of 100 IT professionals and those in charge of virtual server security decision making showed that while companies are moving toward virtualization and cloud provisioning options, they are beginning to face a number of significant challenges. The survey was conducted by Network World on behalf of security providers McAfee and Brocade, [...]