Amazon has already been hacked at least once. I know of one DoD RoD customer that hosts their own instance for security reasons.
Rick On Jun 15, 2016 16:10, "Joe D'Souza" <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > I think it mostly comes down to the answer to this question – would you be > ok to let a valet drive and park an expensive car or motorcycle you own or > would you want to do it yourself. Would you trust that valet to tell you > after he has parked it if he accidentally dinked it or hit a huge pot hole > if that dink or damage is not easily visible? If so maybe you are the kind > of person for who services like the cloud would work quite well with if > functionally it offers you everything else you have been looking for. > > > > Personally I do not think that services that host cloud based services > publicly acknowledge their service was compromised in the odd event it was > unless it was quite obvious it has been to the end customer which can sort > of be a disturbing thought. There may or may not be a threat or a breach > every month.. Maybe every week. Maybe even every day. I honestly do not > think they would upfront about such incidents when and if it occurs unless > it was quite fatal. It could mean a risk to their business and they would > not want that. > > > > Joe > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Pierson, Shawn > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 15, 2016 8:49 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Question - Service Now > > > > Just to play devil’s advocate, theoretically someone whose business > depends on their internet-facing servers being trusted is going to likely > spend more money on security than a company that sells widgets as their > primarily line of business and views I.T. security as just an expense. I > don’t know who hosts Service Now or BMC’s cloud servers, but I’d expect > that they probably take it very seriously. Things can definitely slip > through but if we’re all deploying MyIT and such to give people access to > Remedy via their smartphones and tablets off the network, it’s really a > question of whose cybersecurity you trust more. > > > > Thanks, > > > > *Shawn Pierson * > > Remedy Developer | Energy Transfer > > > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Joe D'Souza > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 14, 2016 8:28 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Question - Service Now > > > > ** > > Exactly – but I would like to add its as safe as someone else’s computer > who gives access to some of his trusted associates facing the internet. > > > > So once out there, it is as safe as any other “shared” resource with > “limited public access” on the internet is. > > > > Whether you like it or not, that exposes the system to a few more > vulnerabilities than a system that is internal and intranet facing. > > > > So whether it is ServiceNOW’s cloud or any other, it is the one risk you > need to assume before investing in it. > > > > Joe > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Rod > Harris > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 14, 2016 8:44 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Question - Service Now > > > > ** > > If only I had a like button. Yes, cloud does seem to be a bit of a > buzzword that you have distilled nicely with that T-shirt slogan. > > Thanks JDHood. > > > > On 15 June 2016 at 10:35, JD Hood <[email protected]> wrote: > > ** > > It may be a T-Shirt slogan, but it's relevant nonetheless: "...There is no > "Cloud" - It's just someone else's computer..." > > > > -JDHood > > > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 8:19 PM, Joe D'Souza <[email protected]> wrote: > > ** > > I do recall hearing rumors it was – not sure how long time ago. But take > that information with a grain of salt as I do not know much details of what > I had heard. > > > > ServiceNOW is primarily a system hosted on the cloud so is as vulnerable > or strong as any other system on the cloud. > > > > So IMHO if security of your data is one of your top concerns, the cloud > may not be the best place for you to be at. However strong the security, > there is always a loophole to be found for someone who has the intent to > find one. While this is true for systems hosted internally too, at least > the vulnerability of the system isn’t exposed to the world if your system > isn’t internet facing. > > > > Joe > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Sanford, Claire > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 14, 2016 3:17 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Question - Service Now > > > > Does anyone know if Service Now has ever had their servers (with > customer’s data) ever been hacked? > > > > > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _ARSlist: > "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > > > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > > > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > > Private and confidential as detailed here > <http://www.energytransfer.com/mail_disclaimer.aspx>. 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