Cloud network security concerns prompt Microsoft to propose new laws
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Microsoft's general counsel, Brad Smith, told an audience at the Brookings Institution today that the government should step in to regulate the emerging cloud computing industry and help protect businesses and consumers from fraud and abuse.
Smith said that the results of a survey it conducted recently found that 58 percent of the general public and 86 percent of industry leaders were "excited" at the prospect of cloud computing solutions, but that 90 percent of all respondents had serious concerns about security or privacy.
Smith proposed that Congress pass a Cloud Computing Advancement Act, which, he said, would give the government the necessary powers to address those concerns, as well as protect international sovereignty. He also called on senators and representatives to beef up the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, to provide assistance to law enforcement efforts in the cloud.
Many experts agree that the cloud poses significant security challenges, due in part to its more open nature and in part to the growing organization and sophistication of the latest generation of cyber criminals.
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