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Cloud security can be a bit confusing at times. What comes with the topic are lots of contradictions. That's without a doubt.

For example, Tom Mornini co-founded Engine Yard. He wrote a commentary piece for ZDnet that compares cloud security to the Maginot Line.He describes how an on-premise environment can be a trap in some ways. You think it is safe behind lock and key. But intrusions continue due to any number of factors. He argues that the public cloud may actually be more secure. He freely admits himself that his position may seem counter intuitive.

A new study by Canadian research firm Pollara has surfaced data indicating that Malcolm Gladwell's popular theory about key influencers moving markets may not be valid. Gladwell's arguments in the 2000 book The Tipping Point had reached levels of cliche approaching The Wisdom of Crowds, in large part because of its seductiveness to marketers.