Author: Dr. Merrick S. Watchorn, DMIST

Dr. Merrick Watchorn provides technical and active thought leadership for the adoption of security standards and best practices within a Cloud ecosystem. His role as an SAIC Cloud Security Solutions Architect / SME provides the ability to support various activities from strategic planning to vendor engagement. He provides technical and security related reviews on a wide range of topics from technology to best practices and is an acknowledge expert in the field of Insider Threat, APT, ABI and ABA for Cyber Security. He is an active member of
the WWP, NIST, OSSI, CSA, VT, GMU, NCOIC, INSA Cyber R&D Subcouncil and MCVRP.

From the Winter 2016 Issue

The Inheritable Cloud Security Model

Author(s):

Dr. Alenka Brown, President , McClure, Brown & Associates LLC

Dr. Merrick S. Watchorn, DMIST, Cloud Security Solutions Architect / SME, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

The influence of the cloud on the IT industry continues to grow in direct proportion to cost-cutting measures and profitability. The cloud concept enables those in charge to agree on a total cost of ownership (TCO) pricing model or the concept of shared costs, which includes acquisition, exchange, and post-possession.1 Additionally, the cloud provides pools … Read more