Survey on Security Issues in Cloud Computing and Associated Mitigation Techniques

Abstract

Cloud Computing holds the potential to eliminate the requirements for setting up of high-cost computing infrastructure for IT-based solutions and services that the industry uses. It promises to provide a flexible IT architecture, accessible through internet from lightweight portable devices. This would allow multi-fold increase in the capacity and capabilities of the existing and new software. In a cloud computing environment, the entire data resides over a set of networked resources, enabling the data to be accessed through virtual machines. Since these data-centres may be located in any part of the world beyond the reach and control of users, there are multifarious security and privacy challenges that need to be understood and addressed. Also, one can never deny the possibility of a server breakdown that has been witnessed, rather quite often in the recent times. There are various issues that need to be addressed with respect to security and privacy in a cloud computing environment. This extensive survey paper aims to elaborate and analyze the numerous unresolved issues threatening the cloud computing adoption and diffusion affecting the various stake-holders associated with it.

Reliable and Enhanced Third Party Auditing in Cloud Server Data Storage

“…As a consequence, files or stored data in the cloud are openly accessible to all. Therefore, data or files of an individual are vulnerable to attack [2]. It is very easy for an attacker to access, use, and destroy the original data from the cloud data server.…”

Addressing Security Issues and Challenges in Mobile Cloud Computing

“…Data security and privacy are at the forefront of almost all the concerns. The main challenge for MCC is how it addresses the security and privacy concerns of the companies that are considering adopting it [14]. The fact that the company's valuable data resides outside the company's firewall raises serious concerns.…”

An Analysis of Security Challenges in Cloud Computing

“…With this data movement, the residuals of data is left behind which may be accessed by unauthorized users. According to Rohit Bhadauria et al [38], data-remnant causes very less security threats in private cloud but severe security issues may evolve in public cloud donations. This again may lead to data security threats like data leakage, data remnants and inconsistent data, as stated by Hassan Takabi et al [4].…”