Cloud computing allows dramatic flexibility in information processing—and on a global basis. Its technology permits data transmissions that span the globe. Computing activities now shift from country-to-country depending on load capacity, time of day, and a variety of other factors. These decisions...

This video produced by EletsTV was filmed at a "Cloud Computing and Government" symposium held in New Delhi, India on April 30th. This video features SafeGov's Jeff Gould speaking about the challenges of implementing cloud computing solutions for public sector customers in international markets. ...

I had the pleasure of having the opportunity to interview Kathleen Styles about cloud computing in education. Styles is the first chief privacy officer of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Previously, she served as the chief of the Office of Analysis and Executive Support at the U.S. Census Bu...

On April 2 the French privacy authorities (known by their acronym CNIL) announced that France, and the privacy authorities in five other European countries (Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United-Kingdom ), had agreed to simultaneously begin enforcement actions against Google under ...

Following last month’s final meeting between Google and European regulators at which “no change” in Google’s attitude was seen by European Union (“EU") regulators, at least five European countries began their own investigations into Google’s global privacy policy, promising coordinated enforcement ...

The potential for reduced costs is causing cloud computing to gain momentum in the government and education space. "I'm seeing SaaS offerings growing rapidly, driven by the education software developers seeing an opportunity to gain new customers," said Jay Kirby, vice president of networking at Lu...

It's hard to measure the impact of something that never happened. But that is exactly what federal agencies and private companies must do in risk management, and in determining the return on investment in IT security....

Former OMB leaders Karen Evans and Franklin Reeder are trying to determine how to improve evaluation of information security within U.S. federal government agencies in an effort to correct current flaws....

Destinations such as Singapore, Malaysia or Hong Kong need to seize the opportunity of being deemed an acceptable data transfer partner with the European Union in order to get ahead of the competition....

Imagine a world in which every major company in America flew hundreds of thousands of drones overhead, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, collecting data on what Americans were doing down below. It's a chilling thought that would engender howls of outrage....