Cloud Security and Privacy / Mather, Tim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mather, Tim., author.

Kumaraswamy, Subra, author.

Latif, Shahed, author.

Series:

Theory in practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer networks--Security measures.

Computer networks.

Cloud computing--Security measures.

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

You may regard cloud computing as an ideal way for your company to control IT costs, but do you know how private and secure this service really is? Not many people do. With Cloud Security and Privacy , you'll learn what's at stake when you trust your data to the cloud, and what you can do to keep your virtual infrastructure and web applications secure. Ideal for IT staffers, information security and privacy practitioners, business managers, service providers, and investors alike, this book offers you sound advice from three well-known authorities in the tech security world. You'll learn detailed information on cloud computing security that-until now-has been sorely lacking. Review the current state of data security and storage in the cloud, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability Learn about the identity and access management (IAM) practice for authentication, authorization, and auditing of the users accessing cloud services Discover which security management frameworks and standards are relevant for the cloud Understand the privacy aspects you need to consider in the cloud, including how they compare with traditional computing models Learn the importance of audit and compliance functions within the cloud, and the various standards and frameworks to consider Examine security delivered as a service-a different facet of cloud security

Contents:

Introduction

What is cloud computing?

Infrastructure security

Data security and storage

Identity and access management

Security management in the cloud

Privacy

Audit and compliance

Examples of cloud service providers

Security-as-a-[cloud] service

The impact of cloud computing on the role of corporate IT

Conclusion, and the future of the cloud.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; Title from title page (viewed September 28, 2009)

OCLC:

496000431