...Top Threats to Cloud Computing V1.0 Prepared by the Cloud Security Alliance March 2010 Top Threats to Cloud Computing V1.0 Introduction The permanent and official location for the Cloud Security Alliance Top Threats research is: http://www.cloudsecurityalliance.org/topthreats © 2010 Cloud Security Alliance. All rights reserved. You may download, store, display on your computer, view, print, and link to the Cloud Security Alliance “Top Threats to Cloud Computing” at http://www.cloudsecurityalliance.org/topthreats/csathreats.v1.0.pdf subject to the following: (a) the Guidance may be used solely for your personal, informational, non-commercial use; (b) the Guidance may not be modified or altered in any way; (c) the Guidance may not be redistributed; and (d) the trademark, copyright or other notices may not be removed. You may quote portions of the Guidance as permitted by the Fair Use provisions of the United States Copyright Act, provided that you attribute the portions to the Cloud Security Alliance “Top Threats to Cloud Computing” Version 1.0 (2010). Copyright © 2010 Cloud Security Alliance 2 Top Threats to Cloud Computing V1.0 Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................... 2 Foreword........................................................................................................................................ 4 Executive...
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...Cloud Computing Benefits, risks and recommendations for information security Rev.B – December 2012 2 Cloud Computing Benefits, risks and recommendations for information security Document History Date December 2009 Version 1.0 Modification Initial Release, Rev.A Author Daniele Catteddu, Giles Hogben Thomas Haeberlen Lionel Dupré December 2012 2.0 Rev.B About ENISA The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) is a centre of network and information security expertise for the EU, its member states, the private sector and Europe’s citizens. ENISA works with these groups to develop advice and recommendations on good practice in information security. It assists EU member states in implementing relevant EU legislation and works to improve the resilience of Europe’s critical information infrastructure and networks. ENISA seeks to enhance existing expertise in EU member states by supporting the development of cross-border communities committed to improving network and information security throughout the EU. More information about ENISA and its work can be found at www.enisa.europa.eu. Contact details This report has been edited by: Lionel Dupré, Thomas Haeberlen For contacting ENISA or for general enquiries about this report, please use the following details: Email: resilience@enisa.europa.eu Internet: http://www.enisa.europa.eu Cloud Computing 3 Benefits, risks and recommendations for information security Legal notice Notice...
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...The Impact of Mobile and Cloud Technology On Business Kristina Taylor The Impact of Mobile and Cloud Technology On Business Cloud computing involves utilizing remote servers in a network. The remote servers are hosted through a network for the purpose of storing, processing, and managing data, instead of using personal computers or local servers. The development of cloud computing in previous recent years is probably among the main progress in the computing history. Nevertheless, for cloud computing to attain its perspective, a clear comprehension regarding a variety of issues involved should be in place. The issues range from the technology consumers to the viewpoint of the providers (Guo, 2012). There should be a requirement for comprehending issues that are business related, regarding cloud computing. There are various threats, weaknesses, and strengths regarding the industry of cloud computing (Galan, 2010). Issues of cloud computing in the retail industry A lot of companies in the retail industry are moving to cloud computing for the purpose of accessing fresh business applications in a faster way. The other reason is to eradicate the load of managing IT infrastructure that is complex, and also give the capability of scaling as volumes of data and use of application grows. One example of companies moving to cloud computing is banks. Nevertheless, the industry is faced with particular issues in the trend, especially in customer service. For instance;...
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...evaluation of the business processes involved, assessment of compliance with regulations and standards, and the identification of information systems and technology capability. Cloud Computing has become one of the most discussed and sought after solutions for dealing with such challenges. According to IDC Cloud, research suggests that IT Cloud Services spending will reach $47.4 billion in 2013 and is expected to be more than $107 billion in 2017 with an annual growth rate of 23.5 percent, five times that of the industry (IDC, 2013). Cloud Computing is a resourceful model that allows enterprises to accelerate innovation, decrease infrastructure costs, improve resource utilization, and greater ability to manage information technology security (PwC, 2010). The “Cloud” refers to the Internet, a collection of interconnected networks that communicate with each other, and it can be accessed globally. Cloud Computing employs network resources to deliver services entirely online. The National Institute of Standards and Technology defines Cloud Computing as: “A model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction” (Mell, 2011). Recently, the cloud’s strategic importance to decision-makers, such as CEOs, CFOs, and executives, has increased dramatically;...
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...Abstract Cloud computing is a term that refers to sources and computer systems available on demand through the network, which can provide a number of computer services integrated without being restricted local resources in order to make it easier for the user and include those resources space for data backup and synchronization self also includes processing capabilities software and scheduling of tasks and push e-mail and remote printing, and the user can control when it is connected to the network in these resources through a simple software interface simplifies and ignores a lot of detail and internal processes. Cloud computing has become increasingly popular because it offers users the illusion of having infinite computing resources, of which they can use as much as they need, without having to worry about how those resources are provided. It also provides greater scalability, availability, and reliability than users could achieve with their own resource The core property in cloud computing that held computing "in the cloud"; for clarity, the treatment process (and related data) is not confined to the place (places) private and unknown. Thus, this model is the antithesis of the treatment process is located in one or more of the servers are well known. Exposure model cloud of criticism and attack because of privacy advocates, for the ease of large governing the hosting companies for services cloud, and then, can impose censorship and domination, whether legal or illegal...
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...Dublin Institute of Technology ARROW@DIT Dissertations School of Computing 2010-09-01 Cloud Computing:Strategies for Cloud Computing Adoption Faith Shimba Dublin Institute of Technology, faith.shimba@gmail.com Recommended Citation Shimba, F.:Cloud Computing:Strategies for Cloud Computing Adoption. Masters Dissertation. Dublin, Dublin Institute of Technology, 2010. This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Computing at ARROW@DIT. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ARROW@DIT. For more information, please contact yvonne.desmond@dit.ie, arrow.admin@dit.ie. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNoncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License School of Computing Dissertations Dublin Institute of Technology Year Cloud Computing:Strategies for Cloud Computing Adoption Faith Shimba Mr. Dublin Institute of Technology, faith.shimba@student.dit.ie This paper is posted at ARROW@DIT. http://arrow.dit.ie/scschcomdis/1 — Use Licence — Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 You are free: • to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work • to make derivative works Under the following conditions: • Attribution. You must give the original author credit. • Non-Commercial. You may not use this work for commercial purposes. • Share Alike. If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under a license identical...
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...Sector Paper – Cloud Computing analysis July 28, 2013 Sector Paper – Cloud Computing analysis July 28, 2013 Table of Contents Overview of Cloud Computing 2 I. Cloud Market Rivalry 3 II. Threats of New Entrants 7 III. Bargaining Power of Clients (and Customers) 8 IV. Threats of Substitutes 9 V. Bargaining Power of Suppliers 10 Works Cited 11 Overview of Cloud Computing National Institute of Standards and Technology defines Cloud computing as the ability for users to have on-demand access to a shared pool of compute resources called the cloud infrastructure. The cloud infrastructure can be viewed as containing both a physical layer and an abstraction layer. The physical layer consists of the hardware resources that are necessary to support the cloud services being provided, and typically includes server, storage and network components. The abstraction layer consists of the software deployed across the physical layer, which manifests the essential cloud characteristics. Conceptually the abstraction layer sits above the physical layer (NIST, 2011). The graphic above from NIST defines the Essential Characters, Service Models, and Deployment Models for Cloud Computing. Using Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model (Schilling, p. 74-76), we can examine the challenges that impact Cloud Computing from 5 perspectives as detailed in the sections below. * Rivalry among existing competitors * Threats of New Entrants * Bargaining...
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...The Impact of Mobile and Cloud Technology On Business CIS/207 Due: Day 7 The Impact of Mobile and Cloud Technology On Business Today, every company is essentially a technology company whether they know it or not. With cloud computing, implementing and managing an IT infrastructure need no longer be a challenge for a business. Businesses do not have to struggle to keep up with new innovative applications or major updates to current applications. Furthermore, cloud computing drastically reduces the cost of physical servers as well as the related real estate and power costs, and it enables businesses to utilize better their infrastructure and further enhance their knowledge management. The root fix of cloud computing branches off to help many different facets of its business. Moreover, improve its customer service and, in turn, customer retention. A Demand for Cloud Computing The change in technology that has created a demand for cloud computing within the retailing industry is the demand to keep up with the consumers’ interest. Since consumers can stay current with retail trends worldwide via technology, the retail industry must keep up with the demand. With so much competition and diversity of trends, retailers must be able to target their consumers at an alarming rate based on age location, and the current trend to update their inventory. What concerns do businesses have concerning data and network management? The cloud computing industry...
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...EBM510 - Information Processing and the Web Cloud Computing Research Paper Mahesh BahuleyanNair 000-14-6974 Abstract This research paper is to recommend or suggest cloud computing as an alternative to the obsolete and highly expensive traditional computing mechanisms. Cloud computing is a new general purpose Internet-based technology through which information is stored in servers and provided as a service and on-demand to clients. Cloud computing services including Infrastructure as a Service promise potential cost savings for businesses by offering remote, scalable computing resources. However attractive these services are, they pose significant security risks to customer applications and data beyond what is expected using traditional on-premises architecture. This paper identifies three basic types of threats related to the IaaS layer and eight kinds of attacks. These are aligned within the CIA model as a way to determine security risk. Cloud computing is a generalized term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into threesome categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The study darken computing was inspired by the darken symbol that's often utilized to equal the Internet in flowcharts and diagrams. A darken assist has threesome...
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...SECURING CLOUD NETWORK NODES AGAINST DoS ATTACKS Turnitin Score 15% Boman K. Avong Health Informatics and Administration University of Maryland University College Author Note This research paper is prepared for ITEC 610 9043 taught by Dr. Richard Taylor of the University of Maryland University College Abstract Cloud computing is an emerging technological advancement and in recent times the technology has gained popularity because of its ability to increase system performance, efficient use of computer resources and also scalability. As with any internet technology, security is a big challenge for cloud computing services. Denial of Service (DoS) attacks targeted at cloud end node systems are possible because of how vulnerable these node systems are. The level of security at the node systems is not matched to that at the server level. Cloud node networks are the major entry points for DoS attacks and other malicious attacks in a cloud computing environment. This paper will discuss various DoS attacks and techniques and also discuss the role of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) on distributed computer networks. I will also discuss how DoS attacks are the major threats to cloud services, entry points of DoS which are cloud end nodes and recommend how these attacks can be mitigated. DoS attacks on the cloud node computers are the major security challenges cloud services face. I will also recommend techniques that can prevent DoS on cloud node networks. Introduction ...
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...Agency Network (ARPANET) which seeded the Internet, said: “As of now, computer networks are still in their infancy, but as they grow up and become sophisticated, we will probably see the spread of „computer utilities‟ which, like present electric and telephone utilities, will service individual homes and offices across the country.” This vision of computing utilities based on a service provisioning model anticipated the massive transformation of the entire computing industry in the 21st century whereby computing services will be readily available on demand, like other utility services available in today’s society. Similarly, users (consumers) need to pay providers only when they access the computing services. In addition, consumers no longer need to invest heavily or encounter difficulties in building and maintaining complex IT infrastructure. In such a model, users access services based on their requirements without regard to where the services are hosted. This model has been referred to as utility computing, or recently as Cloud computing . The latter term denotes the infrastructure as a “Cloud” from which businesses and users can access applications as services from anywhere in the world on demand. Hence, Cloud computing can be classified as a new paradigm for the dynamic provisioning of computing services supported by state-of-the-art data centers that usually employ Virtual Machine (VM) technologies for consolidation and environment isolation purposes . Many computing service...
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...Cloud Computing overview advantage and challenges Overview Silver Lining or storm ahead The future of cloud computing Effective use of cloud computing in education institutions Cloud Computing for beginner Cloud computing Challenges and future directions http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110622006602/en/Future-Cloud-Computing-Survey-Reveals-Drivers-Cloud Cloud Computing GAP Task Force http://inews.berkeley.edu/articles/Spring2009/cloud-computing Table of contents 2 0 Relevant Resources 4 0 Relevant Resources 4 1 General guidelines of community design 6 2 Attracting new members 7 2.1 Methods of persuasion of a potential user 7 2.2 Encouraging users to invite friends 8 2.3 Entry barrier 9 2.4 Guidance for new members 9 3 Structure of the community 12 3.1 Member profiles 12 3.2 Member connections 13 3.3 Adding connections 15 3.4 Member reputation 16 3.5 Paid membership 18 3.6 Fake members 18 3.7 Lurkers 18 4 Encouraging user participation 20 4.1 Using uniqueness 20 4.2 Using controversy 20 4.3 Using individual recognition 21 4.4 By discouraging low quality contributions (moderation) 21 4.5 Using goal setting 23 4.6 Using E-Mail notifications 24 4.7 By showing the activity of community 24 5 Stimulating Social Interactions 26 5.1 By common Interests 26 5.3 By common current life transitions 27 5.4 By shared experience 28 5.5 By shared education 29 5.6 By showing the distance 29 5.7 By service: Photo Albums 30 5.8 By service: Profile...
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...Introduction Cloud computing has the potential to change the face of the Information Technology (IT) industry. Industry experts maintain that the cloud will eventually become a primary component of computing activities conducted over the Internet. Presently, major corporations like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM have embraced this trend and are using the technology to enhance IT supported services. As the number of benefits and potential uses of the technology grows, the funding earmarked for assessments and implementation of cloud services will likely multiply. Cloud computing consists of immense benefits that allows end users to utilize services that include infrastructure, applications, data storage capacity. Last year, the Brookings Institution released a study that endorses the benefits of cloud computing to the government. The writer of the study, Darrell West, who is the vice president and director of government studies at Brookings, stated in the paper, “that agencies that have moved to the cloud generally enjoyed 25percent to 50 percent savings on their IT cost. For the federal government as a whole, this translates into billions in cost savings, depending on the scope of the transition” (West, 2011). Cloud computing consist of a network of servers that run services that are operated as shared platforms. The characteristics of cloud computing include on-demand services, pay-per-use services, broadband network access, multi-tenancy, rapid elasticity and scalability...
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...A Survey on Applications of Cloud Computing in Healthcare |Ayesha Asif |………. |Noorulain Ashraf | |Department of Software Engineering |Department of Software Engineering |Department of Software Engineering | |Fatima Jinnah Women University |Fatima Jinnah Women University |Fatima Jinnah Women University | |Rawalpindi, Pakistan |Rawalpindi, Pakistan |Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |Ayesh_15_94@yahoo.com |abc@xyz.com |noorulainkhaan@gmail.com | Abstract – Healthcare Delivery Organizations (HDOs) are facing a number of problems due to their mode of operations. Amongst the problems are improper modes of data storage, insecurity of medical records, difficulty in accessing healthcare services, high cost, and inaccurate diagnosis. Recently research has identified Cloud Computing (CC) as a new and substantial business model capable of providing efficient services that can benefit the healthcare industry. The aim of this paper is to study the existing cloud computing applications in healthcare industry and propose optimal techniques and solution on the basis of analysis. Keywords – Cloud Computing (CC); Healthcare Information Technology (HIT);...
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...Shall we put our heads in the cloud? A report into the plausibility of investing in cloud computing December 1st 2014 Anonymous student number: Z0942701 Contents Executive summary: * Objectives of the report * Overview of subject matter * Findings * Recommendations Introduction: * Definition of cloud computing * History/ background Discussion The different types of cloud computing services * Software-as-a-service or SaaS * Platform-as-a-service or PaaS * Infrastructure-as-a-Service or IaaS The different types of cloud computing deployment Conclusion: * The major inferences that can be drawn from the analysis and evaluation References: * A list of the reference material consulted during research for report in the Harvard referencing format ...
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