According to a publication by Defense OneThe Amazon Web Services took over and implemented a private cloud just for the CIA. A $600 million contract that named Amazon Web Services the winner is the motivation creationof a private Cloud that will house 17 US intelligence agencies.
While neither the CIA nor Amazon has officially announced the launch of the Cloud or confirmed the news, Defense One reports that it has reliable information from anonymous sources. Moreover, the event coincides with the CIA's public announcement, which had stated that it would be transferred to the Cloud from the summer of 2014.
It should be noted that all Cloud is behind the information service firewall and not Amazon. While using the technologies developed for Amazon's public cloud infrastructures, the services are protected by firewall and private.
Η CIA είναι πεπεισμένη ότι το Cloud θα είναι ασφαλής, και σύμφωνα με ένα άρθρο ενός ανώτερου αξιωματούχου της CIA, "Η ασφάλεια στο IC cloud θα είναι τόσο ασφαλής ή ασφαλέστερη από τα σημερινά κέντρα data μας." Αυτό μάλλον εξηγεί το γεγονός ότι το Cloud έχει σχεδιαστεί όχι μόνο σαν datacenter της CIA, αλλά για να παρέχει υπηρεσίες σε 17 διαφορετικές υπηρεσίες.
The fact proves the close relationship between large technology companies and government agencies. There is no cause for concern for this news, as it is news. The worrying are the under-table deals, and they never reach the media. Or if they arrive it's too late, see Snowden.
