An RSA white paper entitled The Role of Security in Trustworthy Cloud Computing looks at the key security issues that need to be considered in order to ensure a safe cloud computing environment.

"Cloud computing promises to change the economics of the data center, but before sensitive and regulated data move into the public cloud, issues of security standards and compatibility must be addressed including strong authentication, delegated authorization, key management for encrypted data, data loss protections, and regulatory reporting," the white paper states.

Click here to access the RSA white paper.