One of the greatest benefits of cloud computing is the ability to quickly create and deploy compliant IT platforms and maintain them efficiently. Despite what many people believe, maintaining regulatory compliance in the cloud means much more than ensuring your provider has checked the "compliance box". Regulatory standards only serve as a blueprint to achieving strong security. Real compliance involves regularly reviewed processes, physical security, data segmentation and isolation, specific security measures, and most of all, commitment.
So, what does it take to maintain security and ultimately compliance in the cloud? Below, we'll overview some of the common compliance standards and discuss the special requirements involved. This is by no mean...