The Growing Security Concerns of Cloud Computing

Abstract

The emergence of cloud computing has allowed for a more efficient use of system and business resources for many users and organizations. The market of the cloud computing business has grown worldwide. The reason for this rapid adoption rate is related to the many advantages of moving to the cloud as opposed to hosting computing resources internally in a privately owned cloud datacenter. However, there is one glaring drawback to cloud computing: the housing of your data is in the hands of an outside entity. In this paper, we will expand on publicly known cloud data breaches, how they were carried out, where the implemented security controls failed, and the effects of the breaches. By this paper’s end, we look to inform the reader of the recent data breaches related to cloud datacenters and their technology, and how future computer security analysts can work with the cloud infrastructure to optimize cloud resources while implementing strong security controls.