Cloud Computing Security

CHAPTER 31

Advanced Security Architectures for Cloud Computing

Albert Caballero

DigitalEra Group, LLC

Surfside, Florida

CONTENTS

31.1  Introduction

31.2  Public Cloud Security

31.2.1  Perceived Threat

31.2.2  The Real Risk

31.2.3  Challenges and Issues

31.3  Public Cloud Architecture

31.3.1  Design Characteristics

31.3.2  Standards and Best Practices

31.4  Advanced Security Architectures

31.4.1  Security Reference Architectures

31.4.2  Security Access Monitoring

31.5  Summary

References

31.1  INTRODUCTION

There is a clear increase in the pace, sophistication, and impact of cyber attacks, and most organizations are ill prepared to effectively protect their assets. It has become an arms race in which governments, corporations, and individuals ...