Cloud Computing is the new trending technology that is used by almost every company as well as an individual user. Nowadays, most of the companies, big or small, are shifting their infrastructure, including data and system to online mode. With time, the amount of data increases and this is when a dynamic storage system is required. Cloud computing stores all the information on a virtual storage system, accessible through internet. The concept is analogous to that of a cloud. The storage is dynamic, expandable, just like pieces of cloud in the sky and you can access your required information from the cloud using the internet.
What Are The Security Risk Associated With Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing has multifarious advantages. It provides you with a dynamic storage solution, which can be expanded very easily. Since, all important data and information are stored on the internet, there is no fear of any damage of physical storage, or issues like system crash and data loss. But there are some serious issues that cloud system faces. There are a plethora of security risks of cloud computing, such as malware attacks, ransomware and data breaches, compliance violations, identity theft, revenue loss and deteriorated customer trust, etc.
Since cloud involves the service provider dominantly, full control over data and information is no more with the customer or the owner of the data. Thus, there is always a risk that confidential data is compromised by malware and ransomware applications. Now, under these conditions, data loss becomes inevitable. With all your data preserved in the virtual storage system on the internet, you are more vulnerable to cyberattacks. A common form of cyberattack used for cloud systems is Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS). This happens when the attacker creates an unwanted traffic on the server, causing the server to crash.
For all these reasons, we need a strong combat system to protect our cloud data from deleterious cyberattacks.
What is Cloud Computing Security?
Cloud security is a set of regulatory policies, teamed up with efficient security applications and technologies, used virtualized IP, data, information, etc.
What are the various aspects of cloud computing?
It provides various security controls for your cloud service: cloud security provides effective protection to your data when the right set of controls is applied to the system. There are numerous security control types, such as deterrent controls, preventive controls, detective controls and corrective controls.
Different layers of security: A strong security system involves different layers of security, such as a great identity management system where every company will have its own identity and customer needs to match his/her own identity with that of the company. This requires different layers of protection like physical security, personnel security, privacy, etc.
Penetration Testing: Scanning and penetration testing bolsters the cloud system to become impervious to data leakage, data vulnerabilities and other issues.
Strong Encryptions: Cloud security imposes different tough-to-crack encryptions, such as Attribute based encryption (ABE) ciphertext-policy ABE, key-policy ABE, Fully Homophormic encryption, searchable encryption.
So, it is of utmost importance that your cloud service has a strong security.
