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As an IT analyst for Ballot Online, a company providing voting solutions to a global client base, you are working to convince the organization to move the current infrastructure to the cloud. Your supervisor and the director of IT, Sophia, has asked you to summarize for the company executives the potential risks and compliance issues that BallotOnline will have to contend with in the transition to the cloud. The final report will be seven to 10 pages that convey your understanding and management of risks associated with cloud computing, as well as ensuring compliance with legal requirements involved in moving BallotOnline systems to the cloud. Step 1: Research Risks Associated With Cloud Adoption The first step in assessing risk in cloud computing will be to identify and describe risk concepts and cloud computing risk factors associated with cloud adoption. As a software as a service (SaaS) company considering an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud service provider for your hosting needs, consider third party outsourcing issues and the generally accepted best practices for cloud adoption and review relevant cloud risk case studies . You should also consider best practices for cloud adoption . As part of the risk management process , identify and describe other types of risk , such as risks associated with having a service-level agreement (SLA) . An example of a potential risk could be if your company is obligated to protect personal information, and then the cloud provider that you use suffers a security breach exposing that personal information. Here, identify and describe other types of risks or potential liability issues that apply to BallotOnline. Step 2: Identify the Most Appropriate Guidelines for Managing Risks In order to identify guidelines applicable to your company's industry, you must have an understanding of the different types of risk management guidelines that exist and are frequently applicable in cloud environments. There are several cybersecurity standards applicable to cloud computing environments such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO standards , and US federal government standards (DoD/FIPS), as well as several major sets of risk guidelines for dealing with the risks involved. Also, there are organizations such as the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) that recommend best practices for managing risks. Review the different guidelines and determine which are most appropriate for BallotOnline. For example, NIST has responsibility for developing a number of elections industry guidelines within the United States. Identify why those guidelines are most appropriate and compile these items into a brief (one page or less) recommendation and justification of your choice. Your recommendation will also be incorporated into your final report in the final step. Submit your recommendation to Sophia to review before you present your final work. Step 3: Identify Potential Privacy Issues and Mitiga.

The document discusses some of the key legal issues that organizations should consider when adopting cloud computing. These include legal compliance, service levels and performance, cross-border issues, data protection and privacy, and termination and transition. Specifically, organizations must ensure they understand applicable laws and compliance obligations. They should also carefully review service level agreements and consider issues around data location, jurisdiction, and how data will be managed and protected.

As an IT analyst for BallotOnline, a company providing voting solutions globally, the assistant was tasked with creating a report on the risks, compliance issues, and recommendations for moving BallotOnline's infrastructure to the cloud. The report included an analysis of security risks, applicable privacy and data protection laws, and a proposed compliance program. Key compliance focuses included the EU's GDPR, as BallotOnline has European customers, and US legal and intellectual property issues due to being a US-based company. The final 7-10 page report summarized these analyses and made actionable recommendations to help BallotOnline safely adopt cloud computing.

In the last few years, cloud computing has grown from being a promising business concept to one of the fastest growing segments of the IT industry. Now, recession-hit companies are increasingly realizing that simply by tapping into the cloud they can gain fast access to best-of-breed business applications or drastically boost their infrastructure resources, all at negligible cost. But as more and more information on individuals and companies is placed in the cloud, concerns are beginning to grow about just how safe an environment it is. This paper discusses security issues, requirements and challenges that cloud service providers (CSP) face during cloud engineering. Recommended security standards and management models to address these are suggested for technical and business community.

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The document provides an agenda for a conference on cloud computing. It discusses: 1) Financial perspectives on cloud computing from Morgan Hill, focusing on understanding real IT costs. 2) Legal and security considerations for cloud computing from Taylor Wessing, including issues around data location, security, retention, and contractual terms. 3) The technology behind Amazon Web Services' cloud platform, including its scalable and reliable infrastructure services. It emphasizes the importance of understanding an organization's real IT costs in order to evaluate potential cost savings from cloud computing solutions. Legal and practical security issues also need clear consideration to safely utilize cloud services.