JCSE, vol. 9, no. 3, pp.119-133, 2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5626/JCSE.2015.9.3.119

A Survey of Security and Privacy Challenges in Cloud Computing: Solutions and Future Directions

Yuhong Liu, Yan (Lindsay) Sun, Jungwoo Ryoo, Syed Rizvi and Athanasios V. Vasilakos
Department of Information Science and Technology, Penn State Altoona, PA, USA Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA Department of Information Science and Technology, Penn State Altoona, PA, USA Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden

Abstract: While cloud computing is gaining popularity, diverse security and privacy issues are emerging that hinder the rapid adoption of this new computing paradigm. And the development of defensive solutions is lagging behind. To ensure a secure and trustworthy cloud environment it is essential to identify the limitations of existing solutions and envision directions for future research. In this paper, we have surveyed critical security and privacy challenges in cloud computing, categorized diverse existing solutions, compared their strengths and limitations, and envisioned future research directions.

Keyword: Cloud computing; Security; Privacy; Survey

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