Securing Sensitive Data in the Cloud.

Session Date & Time: Day 2 March 24 18:00pm EST (3.00PM PST) (45min)
Keywords: security, database, monitoring, data, virtual.
Authors: Slavik Markovich, CTO of Sentrigo Inc.
Abstract: A recent report from the research firm Forrester predicts a nearly 7% increase in IT spending during 2010, driven (in part) by cloud computing technology deployments. With the increased adoption of cloud computing and organizations deploying databases in virtual environments, however, enterprises run the risk of exposing highly-sensitive data to a broad base of internal and external attacks. How can an organization move to a cloud computing model, without increasing the risk of a serious data breach?

In this session, Slavik Markovich, CTO of Sentrigo will outline the security challenges and opportunities when organizations deploy databases in a cloud computing architecture, including:

During his presentation, Slavik Markovich will also demonstrate a live attack on a database running in a virtual environment and provide attendees with insight on how these attacks can be prevented.

• The critical importance of implementing a database security strategy in a cloud or virtualized environment
• How to protect dynamically provisioned databases and secure VM-to-VM communication on the same physical server
• How remote monitoring can be implemented to maximize efficiency while providing oversight of privileged users at the cloud provider, enabling sensitive data to remain protected and secure
• Providing an overview of the key architectural aspects of a database monitoring initiative necessary to adapt easily to a cloud environment

During his presentation, Slavik Markovich will also demonstrate a live attack on a database running in a virtual environment and provide attendees with insight on how these attacks can be prevented.