Cloud computing is now becoming a major factor out in the IT
world. One of the main issues that companies have with cloud computing is how
safe is it. The article talks about the
threat savings promised by the cloud are however offset by the perceived security
threats feared by users. Cloud computing
is a new term that is now starting to be use in more and more companies. Cloud computing is typically based on their
deployment or service models. There are four different types of deployment or
service models: Private cloud, Public cloud, community cloud, and hybrid
cloud. Cloud service model are typically
classified as software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). All
these services are combine and to form cloud computing. Cloud computing is
currently being in used in some of the larger corporations such as Google,
Yahoo, Amazon, and Facebook. The fact
that these companies are using the cloud computing should be proof how secure
cloud computing is.
Some cloud security challenges are resource location,
multi-tenancy issue, authentication and trust of acquirement information,
system monitoring and logs, and cloud standards. There are many open problems in cloud
computing security that should be addressed by cloud providers. Cloud computing
is 100 percent safe like any other form of security. It very secure and it is
much more cost effective for the larger companies. Cloud computing shifts most of
the IT infrastructure and data storage to third-party providers. The article talked
about the specific security requirements for securing data storage in the
cloud. They are data stored on the cloud should be kept private; the data owner
has full control over authorization of data sharing, and data access
authorization is designated to the intended user only. Cloud providers make sure that they are taken
care of. They are being trusted to secure valuable information so they make
sure to do the best they can to help satisfy their customers.