In a Fall 2015 course CMP SCI 4730 Computer Communications and Networks, an undergraduate student Luke Bicklein did research on Cloud Environment security and submitted the research paper. The following is the major content.

Cloud Environments and Security

Luke Bicklein , bicklein (at) umsl.edu (A paper written under the guidance of Prof. Jianli Pan)

Download paper here: Cloud Computing Security

Abstract:

Large virtual environments are a rapidly being deployed and utilized in many (if not most) large institutions. Private industries, public institutions, and individuals everywhere continue to migrate their data and shared resources to cloud environments. This paper details modern Cloud environments, security concerns involved in large environments, as well as current and possible future solutions to securing them.

Keywords:

Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Stotage, Virtual Environment, Virtual Machine, data warehouse, virtual firewall

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 What is Cloud Computing?
    • 1.2 The Importance of a Secure Cloud
  • 2. Large-Scale Enviroments
    • 2.1 Intentions of Large Environments
    • 2.2 Modern Deployment and Utilization
    • 2.3 Infastructure: Under the Hood
  • 3. Security Concerns
    • 3.1 Identifying Threats
    • 3.2 Modern Threats
    • 3.3 Virtual Firewalls
  • 4. Summary
  • 5. References
  • 6. List of Acronyms