This document discusses cloud computing and cloud security. It provides an overview of cloud delivery models including public, private and hybrid clouds. It also discusses some of the key security considerations related to cloud computing including issues around network management, data isolation, insider threats, compliance challenges and changes in jurisdiction. The document recommends looking at resources from NIST, ENISA and OECD for security guidance and risk assessments related to cloud computing. It also includes brief analyses of the Israeli market positioning for email security and secure web gateway solutions from various vendors.
Deploying SaaS Application on the Cloud - Case StudyNati Shalom
This presentation provides a case study on how to overcome some of the challenges involved in deploying a SaaS application on the cloud using GigaSpaces. In this specific case were referring to a risk analysis application (Primatics) and describe how we've dealt with multi tenancy, high availability, scalability and how we were able to optimize the architecture for reduced cost.
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Cloud Application Development – The Future is nowSPEC INDIA
Cloud computing has been carving a niche for itself in each and every business, be it any domain, any geography. Providing a big relief to the business owners in terms of maintaining infrastructure, costs, efficiency, security and profitability, Cloud Application Development has a strong hold in the present as well as in the future to come. Have a look at certain attributes that makes cloud computing as the technology of today and tomorrow.
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Security Building Blocks of the IBM Cloud Computing Reference ArchitectureStefaan Van daele
This is the presentation I have given at the Secure Cloud 2014 conference in Amsterdam with a small update: it contains the link to the website with additional information about security use cases in the different Cloud models ( IaaS, PaaS, SaaS )
Deploying SaaS Application on the Cloud - Case StudyNati Shalom
This presentation provides a case study on how to overcome some of the challenges involved in deploying a SaaS application on the cloud using GigaSpaces. In this specific case were referring to a risk analysis application (Primatics) and describe how we've dealt with multi tenancy, high availability, scalability and how we were able to optimize the architecture for reduced cost.
The presentation was given during the cloud connect 2010 conference.
Cloud Application Development – The Future is nowSPEC INDIA
Cloud computing has been carving a niche for itself in each and every business, be it any domain, any geography. Providing a big relief to the business owners in terms of maintaining infrastructure, costs, efficiency, security and profitability, Cloud Application Development has a strong hold in the present as well as in the future to come. Have a look at certain attributes that makes cloud computing as the technology of today and tomorrow.
Get More at: http://blog.spec-india.com/cloud-application-development-set-rule-today-tomorrow/
Security Building Blocks of the IBM Cloud Computing Reference ArchitectureStefaan Van daele
This is the presentation I have given at the Secure Cloud 2014 conference in Amsterdam with a small update: it contains the link to the website with additional information about security use cases in the different Cloud models ( IaaS, PaaS, SaaS )
Overview of Cloud Computing and the Potential Business Impactguest964352
This session will provide an understanding of cloud computing and will outline the advantages and potential pitfalls in these services including TCO, ROI, Service Outage strategies and data backup strategies for critical data. LBi experts will help explain industry definitions and differentiations between competing technologies and concepts. Using our own LBi Cloud Computing implementations, LBi will provide examples of applications and scenarios that are reflective of the current state of the industry and future directions. We will survey existing applications and services and provide a glossary of terms to assist in evaluating cloud computing in an environment.
Cloud Computing Security Organization Assessments Service Categories Responsi...SlideTeam
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Open Digital Architecture (ODA) is a blueprint for modular, cloud-based, open digital platforms that can be orchestrated using AI.
Designed to support our industry into the cloud native era, ODA sets the framework required
for CSPs to invest in IT, transforming business agility and operations by creating simpler IT and network solutions that are easier and cheaper to deploy, integrate and upgrade. Enabling growth, profitability and a cutting-edge customer experience.
Cloud Computing: Architecture, IT Security and Operational PerspectivesMegan Eskey
A 2010 presentation on NASA Nebula that makes no reference to OpenStack (or pinet) dated a month after OpenStack was released to the public as open source. There is no link between Nebula and OpenStack.
Along with accessibility and convenience, cloud-based IT resources also bring risk. This webinar provides you with a brief introduction on the development of cloud computing and the related business risks. Additionally, you will learn questions to ask to determine if your company is using cloud-based IT resources along with information on the formal assurance frameworks that exist and can be effectively employed by both cloud consumers and providers without specialized training.
This presentation will give complete information regarding security issues related to cloud computing. To learn cloud computing fill up a simple form.
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On December 10th Thomas Länger from University of Lausanne presented PRISMACLOUD project during the 6th International Conference on eDemocracy
Citizen rights in the world of the new computing paradigms in Athens, Greece.
PRISMACLOUD generated considerable interest among the participants!
Maintaining Secure Cloud by Continuous Auditingijtsrd
Increases in cloud computing capacity, as well as decreases in the cost of processing, are moving at a fast pace. These patterns make it incumbent upon organizations to keep pace with changes in technology that significantly influence security. Cloud security auditing depends upon the environment, and the rapid growth of cloud computing is an important new context in world economics. The small price of entry, bandwidth, and processing power capability means that individuals and organizations of all sizes have more capacity and agility to exercise shifts in computation and to disrupt industry in cyberspace than more traditional domains of business economics worldwide. An analysis of prevalent cloud security issues and the utilization of cloud audit methods can mitigate security concerns. This verification methodology indicates how to use frameworks to review cloud service providers (CSPs). The key barrier to widespread uptake of cloud computing is the lack of trust in clouds by potential customers. While preventive controls for security and privacy are actively researched, there is still little focus on detective controls related to cloud accountability and auditability. The complexity resulting from large-scale virtualization and data distribution carried out in current clouds has revealed an urgent research agenda for cloud accountability, as has the shift in focus of customer concerns from servers to data. M. Kanimozhi | A. Aishwarya | S. Triumal"Maintaining Secure Cloud by Continuous Auditing" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd10829.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/computer-engineering/10829/maintaining-secure-cloud-by-continuous-auditing/m-kanimozhi
Overview of Cloud Computing and the Potential Business Impactguest964352
This session will provide an understanding of cloud computing and will outline the advantages and potential pitfalls in these services including TCO, ROI, Service Outage strategies and data backup strategies for critical data. LBi experts will help explain industry definitions and differentiations between competing technologies and concepts. Using our own LBi Cloud Computing implementations, LBi will provide examples of applications and scenarios that are reflective of the current state of the industry and future directions. We will survey existing applications and services and provide a glossary of terms to assist in evaluating cloud computing in an environment.
Cloud Computing Security Organization Assessments Service Categories Responsi...SlideTeam
This complete deck covers various topics and highlights important concepts. It has PPT slides which cater to your business needs. This complete deck presentation emphasizes Cloud Computing Security Organisation Assessments Service Categories Responsibility and has templates with professional background images and relevant content. This deck consists of total of twelve slides. Our designers have created customizable templates, keeping your convenience in mind. You can edit the colour, text and font size with ease. Not just this, you can also add or delete the content if needed. Get access to this fully editable complete presentation by clicking the download button below. https://bit.ly/3cmXz7E
Open Digital Architecture (ODA) is a blueprint for modular, cloud-based, open digital platforms that can be orchestrated using AI.
Designed to support our industry into the cloud native era, ODA sets the framework required
for CSPs to invest in IT, transforming business agility and operations by creating simpler IT and network solutions that are easier and cheaper to deploy, integrate and upgrade. Enabling growth, profitability and a cutting-edge customer experience.
Cloud Computing: Architecture, IT Security and Operational PerspectivesMegan Eskey
A 2010 presentation on NASA Nebula that makes no reference to OpenStack (or pinet) dated a month after OpenStack was released to the public as open source. There is no link between Nebula and OpenStack.
Along with accessibility and convenience, cloud-based IT resources also bring risk. This webinar provides you with a brief introduction on the development of cloud computing and the related business risks. Additionally, you will learn questions to ask to determine if your company is using cloud-based IT resources along with information on the formal assurance frameworks that exist and can be effectively employed by both cloud consumers and providers without specialized training.
This presentation will give complete information regarding security issues related to cloud computing. To learn cloud computing fill up a simple form.
http://bit.ly/aDegGN
On December 10th Thomas Länger from University of Lausanne presented PRISMACLOUD project during the 6th International Conference on eDemocracy
Citizen rights in the world of the new computing paradigms in Athens, Greece.
PRISMACLOUD generated considerable interest among the participants!
Maintaining Secure Cloud by Continuous Auditingijtsrd
Increases in cloud computing capacity, as well as decreases in the cost of processing, are moving at a fast pace. These patterns make it incumbent upon organizations to keep pace with changes in technology that significantly influence security. Cloud security auditing depends upon the environment, and the rapid growth of cloud computing is an important new context in world economics. The small price of entry, bandwidth, and processing power capability means that individuals and organizations of all sizes have more capacity and agility to exercise shifts in computation and to disrupt industry in cyberspace than more traditional domains of business economics worldwide. An analysis of prevalent cloud security issues and the utilization of cloud audit methods can mitigate security concerns. This verification methodology indicates how to use frameworks to review cloud service providers (CSPs). The key barrier to widespread uptake of cloud computing is the lack of trust in clouds by potential customers. While preventive controls for security and privacy are actively researched, there is still little focus on detective controls related to cloud accountability and auditability. The complexity resulting from large-scale virtualization and data distribution carried out in current clouds has revealed an urgent research agenda for cloud accountability, as has the shift in focus of customer concerns from servers to data. M. Kanimozhi | A. Aishwarya | S. Triumal"Maintaining Secure Cloud by Continuous Auditing" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-3 , April 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd10829.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/computer-engineering/10829/maintaining-secure-cloud-by-continuous-auditing/m-kanimozhi
An educational overview of the Cloud Computing Ecosystem or Framework. This presentation is geared toward those who are just beginning to understand Cloud Computing.
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Making Sense Of Cloud Computing - by Mark RivingtonCA Nimsoft
Gartner Data Center Conference Nimsoft Slides:
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Business disadvantages using cloud computing exist. This report summary outlines the most important need to know disadvantages related to using cloud computing.
Cloud computing is architecture for providing
computing service via the internet on demand and pay per use
access to a pool of shared resources namely networks, storage,
servers, services and applications, without physically acquiring
them. So it saves managing cost and time for organizations. The
market size the cloud computing shared is still far behind the one
expected. From the consumers’ perspective, cloud computing
security concerns, especially data security and privacy protection
issues, remain the primary inhibitor for adoption of cloud
computing services. The security for Cloud Computing is
emerging area for study and this paper provide security topic in
terms of cloud computing based on analysis of Cloud Security
treats and Technical Components of Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is a progressive innovation that has achieved new extravagances in the field of
Information Technology. It gives a wellspring of information and application programming stockpiling as
colossal server farms called 'mists', which can be gotten to with the assistance of a system association.
These mists boost the capacities of undertakings with no additional set-up, faculty or permitting costs.
Mists are for the most part sent utilizing Public, Private or Hybrid models relying on the necessities of the
client. In this paper, we have explored the distributed computing engineering, concentrating on the
elements of the Public, Private and Hybrid cloud models. There is a dire need to examine the performance
of a cloud environment on several metrics and enhance its usability and capability. This paper aims at
highlighting important contributions of various researchers in domains like computational power,
performance provisioning, Load balancing and SLAs.
Cloud Computing intends a trend in computing model arises many security issues in all levels such as: network, application, data and host.
These models put up different challenges in security
Depending on consumers, models QOS(quality of service) requirements. Privacy, authentication, secre-cy are main concern for both consumers and cloud providers. IaaS serves as base for other models, if the security in this model is uncertain; it will affect the other models too. This paper delivers a examine the countermeasures and exposures. As a research we project security Assessment and improvement in Iaas layer.
Cloud computing is a flexible, cost-effective and proven delivery platform for providing business or
consumer IT services over the Internet. Cloud resources can be rapidly deployed and easily scaled, with all
processes, applications and services provisioned “on demand,” regardless of user location or device.
Top Trends in Cloud Computing for 2023.pptxSaadZaman23
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A Secure Framework for Cloud Computing With Multi-cloud Service Providersiosrjce
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Trends in the World and Israeli Green Data Centers (2008)Shahar Geiger Maor
Round Table meeting presentation for leading Israeli enterprises on current trends in the DC environment in Israel and abroad. 24/9/08 at STKI's office
4. 10th grade mathematics – reliability chain Aggregated systems = drop in total up-time. 99.99% =52.6 downtime minutes a year 10 systems 8.7 downtime hours a year!
5. Cisco UCS HP BladeSystem Matrix CRM ERP DataWarehouse Database Mail and Messaging File, Print, Infrastructure The Converged Datacenter Resource Pool IBM CloudBurst
7. Giants Face-Off ShaharMaor’swork Copyright 2010 @STKI Do not remove source or attribution from any graphic or portion of graphic 7
8. Application Delivery: What is the Pressure? Globalization: Pushing business process to the network’s edge Centralization / Consolidation:Compliance, control, Cost cutting, Security, Efficiencies / resource utilization Enterprise & WebMonsterApplication:Architectures, Increased adoption of browser-based apps, Rich clients (AJAX), Web 2.0 technologies, SOA Service Provider Services Architectures: Next Generation Networks, Video, Messaging
20. Widespread virtualizationHybrid Cloud Internal and external service delivery methods are integrated, with activities/functions allocated to based on security requirements, criticality, architecture and other established policies. Source: IBM Market Insights, Cloud Computing Research, July 2009.
21. The public cloud layers Source: GS http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=28476
22. Enterprise Benefits from Cloud Computing Capability From To Cloud accelerates business value across a wide variety of domains. Legacy environments Cloud enabled enterprise Source: IBM
23. Requirements for Cloud Services Multitenant. A cloud service must support multiple, organizationally distant customers. Elasticity. Tenants should be able to negotiate and receive resources/QoSon-demand. Resource Sharing. Ideally, spare cloud resources should be transparently applied when a tenant’s negotiated QoS is insufficient, e.g., due to spikes. Horizontal scaling. It should be possible to add cloud capacity in small increments; this should be transparent to the tenants of the service. Metering. A cloud service must support accounting that reasonably ascribes operational and capital expenditures to each of the tenants of the service. Security. A cloud service should be secure in that tenants are not made vulnerable because of loopholes in the cloud. Availability. A cloud service should be highly available. Operability. A cloud service should be easy to operate, with few operators. Operating costs should scale linearly or better with the capacity of the service.
27. Cloud Risk Assessment NETWORK MANAGEMENT Probability INSECURE OR INEFFECTIVE DELETION OF DATA ISOLATION FAILURE CLOUD PROVIDER MALICIOUS INSIDER - ABUSE OF HIGH PRIVILEGE ROLES MANAGEMENT INTERFACE COMPROMISE (MANIPULATION, AVAILABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE) LOSS OF GOVERNANCE COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES RISK FROM CHANGES OF JURISDICTION Impact http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/rm/files/deliverables/cloud-computing-risk-assessment/
28. Cloud Regulations & Recommendations No regulations so far…. Some sources of information and recommendations: Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing, V2.1 ENISA Cloud Computing Risk Assessment OECD -Cloud Computing and Public Policy World Privacy Forum Privacy In The Clouds Report NIST -Effectively and Securely Using the Cloud "Cloud Computing Security: Raining On The Trendy New Parade," BlackHat AWS Security Whitepaper
29. Security in the Cloud: Email Security- Israeli Market Positioning 1Q10 Hosted/Cloud Solutions: Google (Postini) Microsoft (Forefront) Symantec (MessageLabs) Cisco (Ironport) McAfee (MX Logic) Cisco Player Local Support Symantec Worldwide Leader Fast Movement PineApp Trend Micro Microsoft McAfee This analysis should be used with its supporting documents Mirapoint SafeNet Websense Market Presence
30. Secure Web-Gateway- Israeli Market Positioning 1Q10 Solutions to Watch: Microsoft (TMG) Zscaler BlueCoat Player Websense Local Support Worldwide Leader Fortinet Fast Movement Cisco Symantec Trend Micro SafeNet This analysis should be used with its supporting documents McAfee Market Presence
מה אפשר לעשות כדי לקיים את כל הדרישות של הלקוחות החיצוניים והפנימיים?אופציה אחת היא, כמובן מחשוב ענן: חלק חשוב מהרעיון של מחשוב ענן הוא לייעל את תהליך הדליברי של האפליקציה ולהפוך אותה לזמינה יותר בלי תלות במיקום הארגון ובמשאבים הקיימים בו. כמובן שיש מימדים אחרים כמו מודל תימחורי אטרקטיבי, אך בבסיס זהו הרעיון. אני לא צריך לבצע השקעות עתק כל פעם שאני פותח סניף חדש אלא להתבסס על תשתית של ספק חיצוני גם לרמת התשיתי וגם לרמת האפליקציה.
R.2 LOSS OF GOVERNANCE In using cloud infrastructures, the client necessarily cedes control to the CP on a number of issues which may affect security. For example ToUs may prohibit port scans, vulnerability assessment and penetration testing. Moreover, there may be conflicts between customer hardening procedures and the cloud environment (see R 20). On the other hand, SLAs may not offer a commitment to provide such services on the part of the cloud provider, thus leaving a gap in security defenses.Moreover the cloud provider may outsource or sub-contract services to third-parties (unknown providers) which may not offer the same guarantees (such as to provide the service in a lawful way) as issued by the cloud provider. Or the control of the cloud provider changes, so the terms and conditions of their services may also change.The loss of governance and control could have a potentially severe impact on the organization’s strategy and therefore on the capacity to meet its mission and goals. The loss of control and governance could lead to the impossibility of complying with the security requirements, a lack of confidentiality, integrity and availability of data, and a deterioration of performance and quality of service, not to mention the introduction of compliance challenges (see R.3).R.3 COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES Certain organisations migrating to the cloud have made considerable investments in achieving certification either for competitive advantage or to meet industry standards or regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI DSS). This investment may be put at risk by a migration to the cloud: if the CP cannot provide evidence oftheir own compliance to the relevantrequirements; if the CP does not permit audit by theCC.In certain cases, it also means that using a public cloud infrastructure implies that certain kinds of compliance cannot be achieved and hence cloud hosted services cannot be used for services that need them. For example, EC2 says customers would be hard-pressed to achieve PCI compliance on their platform. So EC2 hosted services cannot be used to handle credit card transactions.R 22 -RISK FROM CHANGES OF JURISDICTIONCustomer data may be held in multiple jurisdictions, some of which may be high risk. If data centres are located in high-risk countries, e.g., those. lacking the rule of law and having an unpredictable legal framework and enforcement, autocratic police states, states that do not respect international agreements, etc, sites... s could be raided by local authorities and data or systems subject to enforced disclosure or seizure. Note that we are not implying here that all subpoena law-enforcement measures are unacceptable, merely that some may be so and that some legitimate seizures of hardware (which appear to be rare)may affect more customers than the targets of a law-enforcement action depending on how the data is stored (19), (20). R.9 ISOLATION FAILURE Multi-tenancy and shared resources are two of the defining characteristics of cloud computing environments. Computing capacity, storage, and network are shared between multiple users. This class of risks includes the failure of mechanisms separating storage, memory, routing, and even reputation between different tenants of the shared infrastructure (e.g., so-called guest-hopping attacks, SQL injection attacks exposing multiple customers’ data stored in the same table, and side channel attacks). Note that the likelihood (probability) of this incident scenario depends on the cloud model considered; it is likely to be low for private clouds and higher (medium) in the case of public clouds.The impact can be a loss of valuable or sensitive data, reputation damage and service interruption for cloud providers and their clients.R.10 CLOUD PROVIDER MALICIOUS INSIDER - ABUSE OF HIGH PRIVILEGE ROLES The malicious activities of an insider could potentially have an impact on: the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all kind of data, IP, all kind of services and therefore indirectly on the organization’s reputation, customer trust and the experiences of employees. This can be considered especially important in the case of cloud computing due to the fact that cloud architectures necessitate certain roles which are extremely high-risk. Examples of such roles include CP system administrators and auditors and managed security service providers dealing with intrusion detection reports and incident response. As cloud use increases, employees of cloud providers increasingly become targets forcriminal gangs (as has been witnessed in the financial services industry with call centre workers (13), (14)). R.11 MANAGEMENT INTERFACE COMPROMISE (MANIPULATION, AVAILABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE) The customer management interfaces of public cloud providers are Internet accessible and mediate access to larger sets of resources (than traditional hosting providers) and therefore pose an increased risk especially when combined with remote access and web browser vulnerabilities. This includes customer interfaces controlling a number of virtual machines and, most importantly, CP interfaces controlling the operation of the overall cloud system. Of course, this risk may be mitigated by more investment in security by providers. R.14 INSECURE OR INEFFECTIVE DELETION OF DATA Whenever a provider is changed, resources are scaled down, physical hardware is reallocated, etc, data may be available beyond the lifetime specified in the security policy. It may be impossible to carry out the procedures specified by the security policy, since full data deletion is only possible by destroying a disk which also stores data from other clients. When a request to delete a cloud resource is made, this may not result in true wiping of the data (as with most operating systems). Where true data wiping is required, special procedures must be followed and this may not be supported by the standard API (or at all).If effective encryption is used then the level of risk may be considered to be lower.R.26 NETWORK MANAGEMENT (IE, NETWORK CONGESTION / MIS-CONNECTION / NON-OPTIMAL USE) V38. MisconfigurationV39. System or OS vulnerabilitiesV6. Lack of resource isolationV41. Lack of, or a poor and untested, business continuity and disaster recovery PLAN