This comprehensive work surveys the challenges, the best practices in the industry, and the latest developments and technologies. It covers the fundamentals of cloud computing, including deployment models, service models, and the benefits of cloud computing, followed by critical aspects of cloud security, including risk management, threat analysis, data protection, identity and access management, and compliance. Cloud Security explores the latest security technologies, such as encryption, multi‑factor authentication, and intrusion detection and prevention systems, and their roles in securing the cloud environment.
Features:
Introduces a user-centric measure of cyber security and provides a comparative study on different methodologies used for cyber security
Offers real-world case studies and hands-on exercises to give a practical understanding of cloud security
Includes the legal and ethical issues, including the impact of international regulations on cloud security
Covers fully automated run-time security and vulnerability management
Discusses related concepts to provide context, such as Cyber Crime, Password Authentication, Smart Phone Security with examples
This book is aimed at postgraduate students, professionals, and academic researchers working in the fields of computer science and cloud computing.