Cloud Computing: Security and Challenges

Running head: CLOUD COMPUTING: SECURITY AND CHALLANGES
CLOUD COMPUTING: SECURITY AND CHALLENGES
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CLOUD COMPUTING: SECURITY AND CHALLANGES
Abstract
Cloud computing is an emerging technology which provides the facility to store the data and
information online. The main advantage of cloud computing is that the data can be accessed from
anywhere at any time. There are other advantages of the cloud computing. However, the
application of the cloud computing has certain vulnerabilities. The main concern about the
application of the cloud computing is the security issues. There can be security threats in the
cloud computing architecture which makes data prone to the threats and data breaching can be
happened. The breaching of data can violate the security and the confidentiality of the
information. The security of the cloud is dependent on both the organization and cloud service
providing vendor. The negotiation for the security of the cloud is managed through the
negotiation between the organization and third party cloud providing company. However, the
type of negotiation is dependent on the type of the deployment of cloud computing in the
organization. The main objective of the paper is to identify the possible security challenges in the
cloud computing architecture. The findings of the solutions are dependent on the type of the
attacks and the threats. The solution is also dependent on the type of deployment model of the
cloud. The recommendations are made for the mitigation of these problems in the
implementation of the cloud computing. The conclusion is drawn from the discussion which
indicates that the use of cloud computing is beneficial if the concern about the security is treated
with importance.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Literature review:.........................................................................................................................3
Future direction for the identification of the security threats and prevention of the security
threats:..........................................................................................................................................5
Mitigation plan for the security vulnerabilities of the cloud architecture:..................................7
The advantage of cloud computing system:................................................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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CLOUD COMPUTING: SECURITY AND CHALLANGES
Introduction
The security of the cloud computing is an important thing for consideration. The lack of
security in the cloud computing can lead to the data breach which will eventually lead to the
serious security problems. There are certain tools and techniques which can be applicable to
prevent the breaching of the data and maintain the security in the cloud infrastructure. The
security measures depends on the structure of the cloud. In this paper the challenges and the
opportunities regarding the security in the cloud computing and the architecture has been
discussed (Darwish et al.,2017). The opportunities in the cloud computing will denote the
possibilities in the modifications and improvisation of the system which will strengthen the
security measures of the cloud computing. On the other hand the identification of the risks and
the challenges associated with the cloud computing will help to specify the areas for
modification. The main objective of this paper is to discuss the challenges and the securities
regarding the implementation of the cloud computing so that this emerging technology can serve
in a better way and in better purpose.
Discussion
Literature review:
There are various advantages of cloud computing. These advantages can be considered as
the opportunities for the implementation of the cloud computing. The main advantage of the
cloud computing is that it reduces the cost overhead for the company. The storage in cloud
reduces the cost for maintaining the infrastructure for offline data storage (Yan et al.,2016). The
storage space in the cloud is large enough compared to the offline storage space. Apart from that