Security and Compliance in the Cloud: What You Need to Know

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Businesses wishing to understand the issues, challenges and solutions involved in achieving security and compliance in the cloud are invited to attend a webinar hosted by Peak 10, a national IT infrastructure and cloud solutions provider. The 30-minute webinar, entitled "Security and Compliance in the Cloud: What You Need to Know" will be held on Wednesday, February 26 at 1:00 p.m. EST, and moderated by Peak 10's Director of Quality Assurance & Compliance, David Kidd.

The benefits of the cloud are well documented yet many companies remain concerned about making the move to the cloud due to concerns about security and compliance. The webinar will cover:

• How factors such as choice of cloud deployment model and the location of where data is actually stored impact cloud security and compliance
• How cloud security can be strengthened by compliance with various regulatory requirements
• What audits entail and the costs involved
• How to work with cloud services providers to attain cloud security and compliance

To register, please visit http://pages.peak10.com/LG20140226WebinarSecurityandComplianceintheCloud__RegistrationPage.html.

This presentation is the first in a series of Peak 10-sponsored webinars, which will provide ideas and insights on various aspects of compliance and security as it relates to IT infrastructure.  A leader in cloud and data center compliance and security, Peak 10 was among the first in the industry Peak 10 to successfully complete the following:

• SOC 1 Type 2
• SOC 2 Type 2
• SOC 3 Type 2
• HIPAA / HITECH Security Rule

About Peak 10 Inc.
Peak 10 provides reliable, tailored cloud computing, data center and other information technology (IT) infrastructure solutions and managed services, primarily for mid-market businesses.  Customer-centric, responsive and cost-effective, Peak 10 solutions are designed to scale and adapt to customers' changing business needs, enabling them to increase agility, lower costs, improve performance and focus internal resources on their core competencies. Peak 10 holds the Cisco® Cloud Provider Certification with a Cisco Powered Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) designation. Peak 10 undergoes annual examinations by third party auditors and helps companies meet the requirements of various regulatory and industry standards such as SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, Safe Harbor, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FISMA and ITAR. For more information, visit www.peak10.com. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

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