Auditing Cloud Computing: A Security and Privacy Guide

by Ben Halpert

The auditor's guide to ensuring correct security and privacy practices in a cloud computing environment Many organizations are reporting or projecting a significant cost savings through the use of cloud computing―utilizing shared computing resources to provide ubiquitous access for organizations and end users. Just as many organizations, however, are expressing concern with security and privacy issues for their organization's data in the "cloud." Auditing Cloud Computing provides necessary guidance to build a proper audit to ensure operational integrity and customer data protection, among other aspects, are addressed for cloud based resources. Timely and practical, Auditing Cloud Computing expertly provides information to assist in preparing for an audit addressing cloud computing security and privacy for both businesses and cloud based service providers.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Ben Halpert
Founder and President, Savvy Cyber Kids

Ben Halpert bills himself as "Security executive by day, Cyber hero by night." He is Vice President, Risk and Corporate Security for Ionic Security and Founder and President of Savvy Cyber Kids, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization he founded in 2007 to provide cyber awareness resources for parents and teachers of our youngest learners, as well as innovative resources to assist parents and teachers as children grow up online.

He has written and continues to expand The Savvy Cyber Kids at Home series of books that include The Family Gets a Computer, The Defeat of the Cyber Bully, and Adventures Beyond the Screen. The series has won awards including Mom's Choice Award, The Dove Foundation Seal of Approval, The Toy Man Award of Excellence and The Toy Man eChoice Award.

Ben is on the advisory board of many colleges and universities to ensure our future leaders understand the importance of security in all aspects of their lives. He has keynoted and presented sessions at numerous conferences and is often quoted in the media. Halpert is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO) and holds two Master's degrees.

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