"There is no Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval that says this vendor does good, secure cloud computing, " Parenty told CNN.

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Its Chrome OS has a history of being secure (although cloud computing will never be as protected as a local personal hard-drive).

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Army General Keith Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, was explaining why cloud computing is secure enough for the Department of Defense (DOD).

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If leaders of the U.S. military believe cloud computing is secure, then it might be time for civilian CIOs who have questioned the security capabilities of the cloud to reconsider.

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Then again, Jackson says in some ways, cloud computing is more secure.

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In a press release issued last month about the investment, William Strecker, In-Q-Tel's chief technology officer, said the intelligence community is looking for new ways to secure information given the increasing ubiquity of cloud computing.

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Speaking before the House, Alexander said cloud computing provides the best way to secure DOD networks.

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The new Acer C7 Chromebook is the ideal additional laptop for families, students and business people that need a fast, easy and secure way to get online to do their computing in the cloud, such as using Gmail, keeping up on social networks, shopping, and paying bills.

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Thanks to cloud computing and social networking resources, it now costs virtually pennies to secure and get the infrastructure needed up and running to get a new venture off the ground.

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