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A Strategic Approach to Cloud Security
Anil Nileshwar
Director – Network and Data Center Services
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Cisco
FY11 revenues: $43.2 Bn
Leader in Infrastructure Solutions, Architectures
Networking, Data Center, Virtualization, Cloud, Collaboration, Video
Wide geographic presence
Highly virtualized infrastructure, Cloud ready
Very progressive internal IT and Security teams
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Cloud – where is it?
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“…significant increase in customers'
interest in cloud computing between 2009
and 2010-most of respondents indicated
interest in 2010, up from only 10% in 2009”
- Infonetics
“Security is one of the top barriers to cloud
computing.” Forrester
Employees will find a way to use new technologies!
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Cloud Security – the lighter side!
No Brakes!
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Evolving Enterprise Architecture Landscape
Development
Partners on VDI *
(Cloud/Any Device)
CITEIS Users
(Cloud)
Internal Private
Cloud
Any Device
Scenarios
Perimeter
Management
Development
Partners on VDI *
(Cloud/Any Device)
Social Networking/
External Storage
(Cloud/Collaboration)
External/
Hybrid Cloud
Borderless
Access
Scenarios
Multi-tenancy, Policy &
Regulatory Compliance
(Cloud/Collaboration)
WebEx & Connect
(Collaboration)
Salesforce.com
(Cloud – SaaS)
Customers,
Channels &
Manufacturing
Any Device
Scenarios
Collaborative
Platforms
Wave 1 , 2 , 3
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Cloud – Levels of Impact“Trusted” Internal Externalizing TrendDMZ
We Need to Fundamentally Rethink Elements of Service Delivery & Security Models
-Collaboration & Client Interaction
-SaaS/XaaS/PaaS Opportunities
-Data Mgmt/Monitoring/Forensics
- Increasing Export of Corporate IP
-External Personas of Internal Users
-Varying AuthC/Z Capabilities
-“Any Device” w/ External Services
- Increasingly “Untrusted” Clients
AssetsPersonal Mobile
“Unknown” Laptop
Corporate Mobile/PC
“Unknown” Mobile/PC
Users”Unknown”
UserCorp User
“Non-Corp” Users
Data
Critical IP
Exported Data
Services
Internal Service
Externalized Service
Service Dependencies
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Common Security Concerns
Increasing attack surface
Multi-tenancy/ Shared environments
Ownership and responsibilities
…
Need a strategic and architectural approach to Cloud Security
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Architecture – Some Considerations
Logical separation
Automation
Scalability and performance
Policy consistency
Authentication and access control
These areas are the focus of a lot of innovation today
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Cisco SecureXContext Aware Security Framework
Secure Cloud Infrastructure• Adaptive Security Appliance
• Nexus Virtual Switch
• Virtual Security Gateway
Cloud Security Services• ScanSafe Web Security and Web Filtering
• IronPort Cloud, Managed, and Hybrid Email Security
• Registered Envelope Service for Email Encryption
• Security Intelligence Operations
Secure Cloud Access
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Cloud Security – Conclusion
Summary: Embrace and Adapt, Do not wait!
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Next StepsFor Cloud Computing
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Contact Cisco rep-Vinod Patani – [email protected] ; 9899105886
Anil Nileshwar , [email protected]
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Q & A
