Overview
- Introduces the key concepts and technologies underlying cloud computing and cloud security
- Reviews security threats in cloud computing, covering the nine most common security threats, as well as such additional threats as lock-in, incomplete data deletion, and loss of governance
- Provides a list of general security recommendations for the cloud
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science (BRIEFSCOMPUTER)
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About this book
This book offers a thorough yet easy-to-read reference guide to various aspects of cloud computing security. It begins with an introduction to the general concepts of cloud computing, followed by a discussion of security aspects that examines how cloud security differs from conventional information security and reviews cloud-specific classes of threats and attacks. A range of varying threats in cloud computing are covered, from threats of data loss and data breaches, to threats to availability and threats posed by malicious insiders. Further, the book discusses attacks launched on different levels, including attacks on the hypervisor, and on the confidentiality of data. Newer types, such as side-channel attacks and resource-freeing attacks, are also described. The work closes by providing a set of general security recommendations for the cloud.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Elements of Cloud Computing Security
Book Subtitle: A Survey of Key Practicalities
Authors: Mohammed M. Alani
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41411-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41410-2Published: 25 July 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41411-9Published: 14 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2191-5768
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5776
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 55
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Computer Communication Networks, Systems and Data Security, Cryptology, Data Storage Representation