JURJ

Cloud Computing Security Issues and Risk Assessment – A Review

Author: Ashmeet Kaur Duggal and Dr. Meenu Dave

Abstract:

Cloud Computing is a technology aiming to share storage, computation, and various other services transparently among massive users. Organizations use Cloud Computing technology in various service models (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) and deployment models (Private, Public, Hybrid). Nowadays, Cloud computing security is a significant research area with many constraints, ranging from protecting the hardware and platform technologies to protecting cloud data and resource access (through different end-user devices). Although cloud computing has various advantages, security and privacy concerns have always been the priority of cloud customers and an impediment to its widespread adoption by businesses and organizations. The paper presents a systematic review in cloud computing focusing on identifying the security issues/risks involved, risk assessment, and exploring techniques for protecting users’ data from attackers in the cloud. It would help future researchers and cloud users/business organizations to overview the risk factors in a cloud environment. Moreover, to pro-actively map their indigenous needs with this technology.