VeriSign Enters Into Multiple Collaboration To Bring Trust To The Cloud

VeriSign, Inc has announced an industry collaboration aimed at building trusted online identity solutions for the widespread adoption of cloud computing and software as a service (SaaS) solutions. The industry effort combines technologies and best practices from Conformity, Ping Identity, TriCipher, Qualys, and VeriSign.

VeriSign works closely with leading cloud service providers and industry standards groups to provide solutions that address organisations’ most pressing requirement for cloud migration: the ability to trust that enterprise data, applications, and the identities of employees and customers will be kept safe.

“SuccessFactors’ partnership with VeriSign reflects our commitment to providing our over 6 million customers with world-class security,” said Randy Womack, CIO of SuccessFactors. “Bringing together cloud heritage and security expertise, SuccessFactors’ partnership with VeriSign ensures our customers benefit from trusted identification and authentication as they adopt our Business Execution Software.”

The effort addresses the top requirements for achieving identity trust, including:

• Strong mutual identification
• Federation
• Vulnerability and Compliance Management
• Provisioning

“Cloud computing offers organisations new options for scalable, cost-effective, and flexible IT, but to gain the full benefits of these services, enterprises have to trust the security, policies, and processes of the cloud,” said Nico Popp, Vice President, Product Development, VeriSign. “Trust won’t happen if users worry their identities are vulnerable, or if they’re unsure whether the cloud-based service they’re accessing is legitimate. That makes identity trust the essential ingredient for cloud migration – and an industry imperative for SaaS providers.”