A Framework to Secure the Virtual Machine Image in Cloud Computing

Hussein, Raid Khalid; Alenezi, Ahmed; Wills, Gary; Walters, Robert John

doi:10.1109/smartcloud.2016.19

Cited by 5 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 31 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Previous studies have put forth a security framework which can be used to protect the Virtual Machine (VM) image in cloud computing [1]. The present paper details exactly how the conceptual framework has been confirmed through interviews with experts in the field of cloud security.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…This section describes the research methodology which was used to confirm the framework and identify additional requirements which are necessary in order to secure cloud computing VM images, as shown in [1]. The initial framework, shown in Figure 2, was derived from the literature review.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some of the experts did not agree fully with the definitions of the security requirements that are discussed in [1], and added additional details to the definitions. Most of the interviewed experts agreed with the provided definition of privacy.…”

Section: Qualitative Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Surfers of the Web can easily earmark online storage space, which they can then use to safely store their data; indeed, they can also gain access to IT resources which they can employ to manage and sort their information according to their requirements. This paper builds on work which was originally presented at the IEEE International Conference on Smart Cloud 2016 [1].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Toward Confirming a Framework for Securing the Virtual Machine Image in Cloud Computing

Hussein¹,

Alenezi²,

Atlam³

et al. 2017

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Qualitative Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Toward Confirming a Framework for Securing the Virtual Machine Image in Cloud Computing

Hussein¹,

Alenezi²,

Atlam³

et al. 2017

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The VMI may include operating system like windows, Linux or Fedora and might contains other resources like applications that are created by organization such as database management system or application server [1]. There are some security issues associated with VMI in cloud computing that has harmful impact on the security of the cloud and might affect confidentiality, integrity or availability [2]. Threat modelling is conducted to identify security threats and draw possible routes threats might follow to attack the VMI.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Threat Modelling for the Virtual Machine Image in Cloud Computing

Hussein¹,

Sassone²

2019

9th International Conference on Computer Science, Engineering and Applications (CCSEA 2019)

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Cloud computing is one of the most smart technology in the era of computing as its capability to decrease the cost of data processing while increasing flexibility and scalability for computer processes. Security is one of the core concerns related to the cloud computing as it hinders the organizations to adopt this technology. Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is one of the main services of cloud computing which uses virtualization to supply virtualized computing resources to its users through the internet. Virtual Machine Image is the key component in the cloud as it is used to run an instance. There are security issues related to the virtual machine image that need to be analysed as being an essential component related to the cloud computing. Some studies were conducted to provide countermeasure for the identify security threats. However, there is no study has attempted to synthesize security threats and corresponding vulnerabilities. In addition, these studies did not model and classified security threats to find their effect on the Virtual Machine Image. Therefore, this paper provides a threat modelling approach to identify threats that affect the virtual machine image. Furthermore, threat classification is carried out to each individual threat to find out their effects on the cloud computing. Potential attack was drawn to show how an adversary might exploit the weakness in the system to attack the Virtual Machine Image.

show abstract