Securing the cloud : cloud computer security techniques and tactics /

As companies turn to cloud computing technology to streamline and save money, security is a fundamental concern. Loss of certain control and lack of trust make this transition difficult unless you know how to handle it. Securing the Cloud discusses making the move to the cloud while securing your pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Winkler, J. R. (Joachim R.)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Elsevier, 2011.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing and Security Chapter 2: Cloud Computing Architecture Chapter 3: Security Concerns, Risk Issues, and Legal Aspects Chapter 4: Securing the Cloud: Architecture Chapter 5: Securing the Cloud: Data Security Chapter 6: Securing the Cloud: Key Strategies and Best Practices Chapter 7: Security Criteria: Building an Internal Cloud Chapter 8: Security Criteria: Selecting an External Cloud Provider Chapter 9: Evaluating Cloud Security: An Information Security Framework Chapter 10: Operating a Cloud.
  • Introduction to cloud computing and security
  • Cloud computing architecture
  • Security concerns, risk issues, and legal aspects
  • Securing the cloud, architecture
  • Securing the cloud, data security
  • Securing the cloud, key strategies and best practices
  • Security criteria, building an internal cloud
  • Security criteria, selecting an external cloud provider
  • Evaluating cloud security, an information security framework
  • Operating a cloud.