SaaS

Software as a Service (SaaS) has provided a lot of fodder for security concern in the Enterprise. As valuable corporate data moved out to the cloud, there's concern about making sure the right data goes to the cloud, as well as making sure no malware/spyware is coming back into the organization through secure web connections. Proxies have been providing a solution for these concerns, and in a recent announcement, linked above, even Webroot is offering a cloud based service (in the SaaS model) for scanning of web threats.

While SaaS services like Salesforce.com and Webex have proven the value of SaaS, it remains to be seen if enterprises will be willing to use security as a service in the cloud. As Web 2.0 becomes commonplace, security admins are searching for new ways of ensuring their end-users are protected. Is Security in the Cloud the answer?