After the end of quarter madness calmed down on Friday afternoon, I had a few minutes to reflect on an interesting panel discussion I sat on (to which I was almost late). I was speaking with a group of underwriting and legal professionals about cloud computing and the security and compliance problems it presents. The fear in the room was nearly tangible. As with most issues relating to information security, it all comes back to the data. Cloud services are perfect for some applications, and downright frightening for others. It’s not to say that certain cloud types are inherently more insecure (although in some cases they are), but it’s more about the structure of the cloud services as it relates ...