When the subject of public cloud computing comes-up, it is inevitable that the concept of ‘risk’ soon follows. But the greatest risk to an organization considering public cloud is not security, it is cost.

What happens when a lack of control over the technologies on which trust is built means you can no longer trust them? Take a look, for example, at our reliance on cryptographic keys and digital certificates—technologies that were once thought of as intrinsically trustworthy.

When it comes to setting the standards for crucial internet functionality such as authentication, the Internet community must remain vigilant and carefully examine and scrutinize change proposals, to ensure they support the greater good of all of the Internet users.

The practices and technologies that public cloud providers are using, building, adopting, and ultimately perfecting, are going to strongly influence how private data centers are run.