Gene Thurston

Once merely so much hype, Web services are finally taking root in corporate IT. However, as organizations grow their Web services from pilots to internal integration projects to extra-enterprise deployments, they face a tangle of new security challenges. Before they can realize the full benefits of their flexible, interoperable applications, businesses must implement trustworthy means of ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and security of their loosely coupled systems. The good news? New solutions and standards are emerging to address these security challenges. The benefits of Web services become more evident with each new implementation. Businesses are starting to see very positive results from this loosely coupled, platform-agnostic, service-oriented approach to integrating applications within organizations, across enterprises, and over the Internet. Yet, a... (more)