Hidden Dangers of Life In The Clouds

dgridley · 07-29-2009, 02:58 PM

With the recent push for netizens to use a Cloud OS vs the more traditional computer-based OS, Lifehacker has addressed some of the dangers you need to be aware of when living in the "clouds".. some of the increased risks are: lesser security, less privacy, potential server unavailability and more.

Check out the full article here:

The Hidden Risks of Cloud Computing - Security - Lifehacker

WebForging · 08-01-2009, 02:32 PM

Weak passwords used everywhere - a huge danger to privacy, both personal and business.

Regards,
Keith

dgridley · 08-01-2009, 02:46 PM

Even tho on the face of it, I like the idea of being able to work on anything from anywhere in the "cloud", I just have some real concerns about an OS residing online.. call me a conspiracist, but it'd be a great way to quickly shut everyone down if someone wanted to badly enough.

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Originally Posted by WebForging

Weak passwords used everywhere - a huge danger to privacy, both personal and business.

Regards,
Keith