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atsec Introduces Weather Forecast Service for Cloud Computing

Austin, TX – atsec information security today announced the introduction of a new, revolutionary service that will make cloud computing more predictable. atsec’s cloud computing weather forecast service will provide an early warning system for administrators and network technicians.

The effects and dependencies inside a computing cloud are very complex, much like the meteorological events in a weather system. Following this reasoning we applied weather mechanisms to data streams and found startling similarities:

• Anomalous refractions occur at the same rate as bandwidth degeneration

• Kirchhoff's law can be applied to private clouds

• Anelastic approximation does not work for elastic compute clouds

• Network devices would show erratic behaviour in an adiabatic atmosphere

Helmut Kurth, Chief Meteorological Officer for atsec information security, added: “What may sound like a strange idea for some has a very realistic background: like many activities that require ‘good’ weather to be performed, customers of cloud computing services may require a ‘secure’ state of the cloud to have their business critical data being stored and processed in the cloud. Like the regular weather, also the security state of the cloud (meaning the IT-systems and networks that are used to build the cloud) may change dramatically over time. Regular security audits (for example those based on ISO/IEC 27001) will only provide the view of the time the audit was performed (which is usually done in ‘good weather conditions’ only). Therefore such audits are not very helpful to determine the current security state and are even less helpful to predict the future of the security state of the cloud.”

By utilizing atec’s knowledge, an advanced very high resolution radiometer, and a scrying ball made from recycled silicon chips our experts are able to correctly predict weather patterns inside the cloud 99.8% of the time:

Please contact us to learn more about this cloud service.

About atsec information security
atsec information security is an independent, standards-based information technology security services company that combines a business-oriented approach to information security with in-depth technical knowledge and global experience. atsec was founded in Munich, Germany in 2000 and has extensive international operations with offices in the U.S., Germany, Sweden, and China.
atsec offers secure code review, ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS consulting, and penetration testing and scanning services as well as being a QSA and ASV.
atsec also offers evaluation and testing services leading to formal certification for IT security including evaluation under Common Criteria schemes in the U.S., Germany, and Sweden; cryptographic module and algorithm testing under the Cryptographic Module Validation Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. and Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) in Canada.
atsec works with such leading global companies as IBM, Apple, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Cray, BMW, SGI, Vodafone, RWE, and Wincor-Nixdorf.