Cloud Computing and Software as a Service - An Overview for Security Professionals

Late last year, the IT & Physical Security Councils of ASIS International formed a joint working group to study Software as a Service and produce a white paper, with a focus on physical and electronic security. The white paper is now available online.

Here is an excerpt from the introduction:

"The traditional electronic security industry, whose origins are rooted in the burglar alarm, is now moving very rapidly toward more complex networked systems and information management. Much discussion has occurred about the role of IT and physical security and the need to work closely together to manage and deliver efficient and risk appropriate security systems for the benefit of organizations. Much of this discussion has occurred around the developing framework for enterprise security risk management and convergence."

Link: Cloud Computing and Software as a Service. An Overview for Security Professionals

Source: ASIS International