Cloud Security: A Review of Current Issues and Proposed Solutions

Abstract

Cloud technology has revolutionized the landscape of computing in the last decade. Benefits such as reduced costs, rapid application deployment, and elastic resources, have enticed many organizations to utilize cloud resources or host much of their data in the cloud. Recent studies have shown that over 70 percent of the world's businesses now operate at least some of their operations in the cloud, with many more expected to join in the coming years. In the past, security concerns deterred many organizations from using cloud computing services. In this paper a review of three critical cloud security threats is discussed, with the purpose of determining if the new widespread adoption of cloud computing is due to advances in security. The review revealed that although new security technologies have been introduced, many issues concerning the three threats are still present today. Because of this, continued widespread adoption of cloud computing will likely increase compromises until innovative techniques are created to address cloud computing threats.