CLOUD COMPUTING: A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SECURITY ISSUES

Abstract

Cloud computing is computing on the internet, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand. Further, it is a network of connected devices which are accessible to users allowing flexibility and cost savings due to economies of scale and accessibility. The vast amounts of media now being consumed on mobile devices like smartphones, tablets and computers require larger storage solutions, which now the cloud is providing. Cloud computing is based on a very fundamental principal of reusability of IT capabilities. The difference that cloud computing brings compared to traditional concepts of “grid computing”, “distributed computing”, “utility computing”, or “autonomic computing” is to broaden horizons across organizational boundaries. Challenges of cloud computing include loss of governance, Authentication, Isolation failure, Compliance and legal risks, data protection, service unavailability, vendor lock-in and so on. This paper attempts to bring to light the various aspects and security issues of cloud computing.