Security issues in cloud computing

Abstract

The cloud is next generation platform that provides dynamic resource pooling, virtualization and high resource availability. It is one of today's most enticing technology areas due to its advantages like cost efficiency and flexibility. There are significant or persistent concerns about the cloud computing those are impeding momentum and will compromise the vision of cloud computing as a new information technology procurement model. A general understanding of cloud computing refers to the concept of grid computing, utility computing, software as a service, storage in cloud and virtualization. It enables the virtual organization to share geographically distributed resources as they pursue common goals, assuming the absence of central location, omniscience and an existing trust relationship. This paper is a survey more specific to the different security issues that has emanated due to the nature of the service delivery models of a cloud computing system. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.