Security Threats in Cloud Computing PDF

Running head: SECURITY THREATS IN CLOUD COMPUTING
SECURITY THREATS IN CLOUD
COMPUTING AND PREVENTIVE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my gratitude to my teachers and lecturers who have provided me this
opportunity of performing this research project. I would also like to thank my parents and
friends for helping me in certain section of the finalized project within the limited time frame.

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ABSTRACT
In the following report, an overview of the cloud technology has been provided. The report
mentions the application of the mentioned technology and discusses the security threats that
are associated with it. The future research direction of the technology has been mentioned
and the challenge gaps of the technology that is not mentioned properly has been discussed.
Moreover, the report also includes a section where a reflection of the critical issues has been
mentioned. Lastly, in the proposed design section of the report the preventative measures of
the mentioned security threats has been evaluated and discussed conclusively.
Keywords— cloud computing, cloud computing threats and security threats of cloud
computing

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................5
Research Problem...................................................................................................................6
Research Justification.............................................................................................................6
LITERATURE REVIEW...........................................................................................................6
Overview of cloud technology...............................................................................................6
Relevant technologies and applications of cloud computing.................................................6
Security challenges/problems of cloud computing................................................................7
Issues that have not been mentioned appropriately................................................................9
Personal views on the critical issues....................................................................................10
Future research directions of the technology.......................................................................10
PROPOSED DESIGN..............................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................14