Towards Executable Acceptable Use Policies (execAUPs) for email clouds

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the potential use of Cloud Computing for hosting and analysis of email. In particular, we are working towards the development of Executable Acceptable Use Policies (execAUPs) that assist organizations in preventing certain kinds of detrimental employee activities. We consider requirements for execAUPs, and outline initial efforts in using Microsoft's Azure as an environment for providing hosted storage for such research.