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Snowden Leaks Driving Security Changes at Cloud Providers

An expected slowdown in plans for cloud deployment due to leaks about the U.S. National Security Agencys surveillance practices did not come to pass, but the leaks have driven changes in service provider security policies, says an article at Computerworld.

By staff Writer | Updated on January 02, 2014
Edward Snowden. (AP Photo)

An expected slowdown in plans for cloud deployment due to leaks about the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance practices did not come to pass, but the leaks have driven changes in service provider security policies, says an article at Computerworld.

The article, written by Jaikumar Vijayan, notes that when former contractor Edward Snowden first leaked details of the NSA program, “industry analysts had expected that the revelations would put a severe crimp on plans for cloud deployment.” One analysis, the story says, said U.S. cloud providers could lose 10% to 20% of the foreign market to overseas competitors — up to $35 billion in potential sales — through 2016.

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