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ARTICLE

Safeguarding Cloud Computing Infrastructure: A Security Analysis

Mamdouh Alenezi^*

College of Computer and Information Sciences, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

* Corresponding Author: Mamdouh Alenezi. Email:

Computer Systems Science and Engineering 2021, 37(2), 159-167. https://doi.org/10.32604/csse.2021.015282

Received 13 October 2020; Accepted 26 November 2020; Issue published 01 March 2021

Abstract

Cloud computing is the provision of hosted resources, comprising software, hardware and processing over the World Wide Web. The advantages of rapid deployment, versatility, low expenses and scalability have led to the widespread use of cloud computing across organizations of all sizes, mostly as a component of the combination/multi-cloud infrastructure structure. While cloud storage offers significant benefits as well as cost-effective alternatives for IT management and expansion, new opportunities and challenges in the context of security vulnerabilities are emerging in this domain. Cloud security, also recognized as cloud computing security, refers to a collection of policies, regulations, systematic processes that function together to secure cloud infrastructure systems. These security procedures are designed to safeguard cloud data, to facilitate regulatory enforcement and to preserve the confidentiality of consumers, as well as to lay down encryption rules for specific devices and applications. This study presents an overview of the innovative cloud computing and security challenges that exist at different levels of cloud infrastructure. In this league, the present research work would be a significant contribution in reducing the security attacks on cloud computing so as to provide sustainable and secure services.

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