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Information Security Management Handbook, Volume 7, 6th Edition
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Information Security Management Handbook, Volume 7, 6th Edition

by Richard O'Hanley, James S. Tiller
August 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
434 pages
15h 17m
English
Auerbach Publications
Content preview from Information Security Management Handbook, Volume 7, 6th Edition
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Chapter 16
Cloud Cryptography
Jeff Stapleton
Introduction
Cryptography is presumed to play a critical role in securing the cloud, much as it is assumed that
cryptography secures the Internet. To discuss cryptography’s role in securing the cloud, one must
first understand the cloud. e chief technology officer (CTO) for the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) [1] provided a whimsical definition:
Cloud, n. A visible mass of vapor, especially one suspended in the sky
Cloud, v. To darken; obscure; threaten
Cloud, it. e single most overhyped term in the history of information technology
Despite the rather witty approach, the cloud is essentially outsourci ...
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ISBN: 9781466567498