Security and Privacy Aspects of Cloud Computing: A Smart Campus Case Study

Abstract

The trend of cloud computing is accelerating along with emerging technologies such as utility computing, grid computing, and distributed computing. Cloud computing is showing remarkable potential to provide flexible, costeffective, and powerful resources across the internet, and is a driving force in today's most prominent computing technologies. The cloud offers the means to remotely access and store data while virtual machines access data over a network resource. Furthermore, cloud computing plays a leading role in the fourth industrial revolution. Everyone uses the cloud daily life when accessing Dropbox, various Google services, and Microsoft Office 365. While there are many advantages in such an environment, security issues such as data privacy, data security, access control, cyber-attacks, and data availability, along with performance and reliability issues, exist. Efficient security and privacy measures should be implemented by cloud service providers to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data services. However, cloud service providers have not been providing enough secure and reliable services to end users. Blockchain is a technology that is improving cloud computing. This revolutionary technology offers persuasive data integrity properties and is used to tackle security problems. This research presents a detailed analysis of privacy and security challenges in the cloud. We demonstrate the importance of security challenges in a case study in the context of smart campus security, which will encourage researchers to examine security issues in cloud computing in the future.

SSE_CIB: Secure storage and exchange of copyrighted images using blockchain

“…However, adopting cloud storage and data interchange comes with several drawbacks, such as the possibility of unanticipated cost overruns, 27 reliance on service provider dependability, 28 and possible security and privacy issues. 29 Users must choose cloud services and configurations that meet their unique needs and requirements by carefully weighing these constraints. Distributed ledger technologies address several of the limitations prevailing in traditional cloud services by providing a secure, transparent, and decentralized platform for data storage and transfer.…”

“…Storing data in the cloud enables users to conveniently access and disseminate information from virtually any location with an internet connection, enhancing adaptability and supporting remote work scenarios. However, adopting cloud storage and data interchange comes with several drawbacks, such as the possibility of unanticipated cost overruns, 27 reliance on service provider dependability, 28 and possible security and privacy issues 29 . Users must choose cloud services and configurations that meet their unique needs and requirements by carefully weighing these constraints.…”

Intelligent Campus Informatization Management Model Based on BD and AI

“…The curriculum reform centered on students and focusing on cultivating and improving learning abilities is being deeply promoted. Smart campuses are no longer just a theoretical concept, but become a tangible and achievable practical goal [11][12]. However, the construction of smart campuses not only aims to improve students' learning outcomes, but also to enable them to learn to manage their own lives independently, cultivate lifelong development abilities, and enable them to adapt to the requirements of the times faster and better.…”

Revising Technology Adoption Factors for IoT-Based Smart Campuses: A Systematic Review

“…The nature of IoT deployment and cloud computing for smart campuses, which raises issues about privacy, security, and trust, is a source of concern [120][121][122]. Security and privacy have been identified as the most significant impediments to the growth of the IoT and cloud computing [121,122]. Furthermore, privacy and security issues have an impact on the intention of IoT adoption, as evidenced by [43].…”