Benefits and Challenges of Cloud Computing Adoption and Usage in Higher Education

Ali, Mohammed; Wood–Harper, Trevor; Mohamad, Mostafa

doi:10.4018/ijeis.2018100105

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“…One such wireless technology that utilises these three layers is known as the "patient hub". The patient hub is an integrated care platform that relies on wearable sensors [9] and smart cloud computing technology [10] [11] [12] [13] to support patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and co-morbidities, with specific emphasis on Chronic Heart Failure, Diabetes, Anxiety and Depression. However, the manipulation of the patient hub applications and disclosure of sensitive data through potential network attacks could be fatal for patients relying on these technologies.…”

Section: Research Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Assessment Framework of mHealth System Vulnerabilities: A Multilayer Analysis of the Patient Hub

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Wood–Harper²,

Alqahtani³

et al. 2020

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Although there have been remarkable technological developments in healthcare, the privacy and security of mobile health systems (mHealth) still raise many concerns with considerable consequences for patients using these technologies. For instance, potential security and privacy threats in wireless devices, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connected to a patient hub at the application, middleware and sensory layers, may result in the disclosure of private and sensitive data. This paper explores the security and privacy of the patient hub, including patient applications and their connections to sensors and cloud technology. Addressing the privacy and security concerns of the patient hub called for a comprehensive risk assessment by using the OCTAVE risk assessment framework. Findings reveal that the highest risk concerned d at a exposure at the sensory layer. In spite of the countermeasures presented in this paper, most served as a means to identify risk early as opposed to mitigating them. The findings can serve to inform users of the potential vulnerabilities in the patient hub before they arise.

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Section: Research Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Assessment Framework of mHealth System Vulnerabilities: A Multilayer Analysis of the Patient Hub

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Wood–Harper²,

Alqahtani³

et al. 2020

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“…Mell and Grance [12] explain that CC is a system that uses a network of services hosted remotely on the internet as a means of storing, managing and processing data, as opposed to a local machine or server [3]. In addition, a number of studies have identified numerous benefits of the cloud [64]:…”

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“…Therefore, in order to get the most out of CC, HEIs must take into consideration all of the stakeholders who will be using the technology. [64]. CC also generates new vulnerabilities and threats, which further contributes to the magnitude of risks and challenges facing traditional IT environments.…”

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The Barriers and Enablers of the Educational Cloud: A Doctoral Student Perspective

Ali¹

2019

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Background, Motivation and Objective: Cloud computing (CC) within UK HEIs is an emerging research phenomenon. When adopting new innovations, it is important to assess whether it will add value to the organisation. Contribution/Method: This exploratory empirical research is derived from the technology, organisation and environment model (TOE), which targeted higher education institutions (HEIs). A qualitative study, which explored the potential barriers and enablers of CC adoption by HEIs from a doctoral student perspective, was conducted, where 32 students at a University that had recently adopted the educational cloud situated in Northwest England, were interviewed. Results/Discussion/Conclusion: The results showed that the most significant enablers of the educational cloud were cost efficiency, scalability, flexibility and mobility, and especially collaboration among students. Whereas the most significant barriers of the educational cloud were security and cultural resistance. In conclusion, the adoption rate of CC is increasing gradually in UK HEIs, which is mostly down to the cost efficient and collaborative nature of the educational cloud, but there is still the issue of privacy and trust in the educational cloud which impedes adoption.

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“…The use of cloud computing technology in everyday work has proven to bring many benefits (such as cost-efficiency, collaboration, mobility, and security) to both employees and organizations. [1][2][3] Cloud computing-based applications can encourage people to be more efficient in their work. A wide range of cloud computing services is available online, either free or paid.…”

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Acceptance of cloud computing in the Malaysian public sector: A proposed model

Amron

Ibrahim

Bakar

et al. 2019

International Journal of Engineering Business Management

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The Malaysian government has initiated a cloud government project as an integration of cloud computing and unified communication-based applications toward the digital and cloud work environment. However, the impact studies have found that the implementation of this project has several weaknesses such as lack of infrastructure support, weak IT knowledge, and lack of awareness among public sector employees causing applications not to be fully utilized. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct a study to measure the acceptance of government cloud project because there has been much investment in the project. This study applied Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), Technology Readiness Index (TRI) and several factors to develop the research model which is divided into two main factors: technological and human. The technological factor might determine the likelihood of its acceptance by the public sector and might stimulate them to accept it. The human factor as the characteristics of the people in the public sector that may contribute to creating the need for and ability to accept cloud computing. This proposed model will be used to evaluate the individual acceptance of cloud computing in the Malaysian public sector. For future work, this model needs to be enriched with interview sessions and quantitative surveys to validate the findings.

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Benefits and Challenges of Cloud Computing Adoption and Usage in Higher Education

Cited by 66 publications

References 40 publications

Risk Assessment Framework of mHealth System Vulnerabilities: A Multilayer Analysis of the Patient Hub

Risk Assessment Framework of mHealth System Vulnerabilities: A Multilayer Analysis of the Patient Hub

The Barriers and Enablers of the Educational Cloud: A Doctoral Student Perspective

Acceptance of cloud computing in the Malaysian public sector: A proposed model

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