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Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology, Security, and Architecture, 2nd Edition
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Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology, Security, and Architecture, 2nd Edition

by Thomas Erl, Eric Barceló Monroy
August 2023
Intermediate to advanced
608 pages
14h 52m
English
Pearson
Content preview from Cloud Computing: Concepts, Technology, Security, and Architecture, 2nd Edition

Chapter 7

Understanding Cloud Security and Cybersecurity

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7.1 Basic Security Terminology

7.2 Basic Threat Terminology

7.3 Threat Agents

7.4 Common Threats

7.5 Case Study Example

7.6 Additional Considerations

7.7 Case Study Example

This chapter introduces terms and concepts that address basic information security within clouds, and then concludes by defining a set of threats and attacks common to public cloud environments. The cloud security and cybersecurity mechanisms covered in Chapters 10 and 11 establish the security controls used to counter these threats.

7.1 Basic Security Terminology

Information security is a complex ensemble of techniques, ...

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ISBN: 9780138052287