Chapter 15

Cloud Computing, Sustainability, and Risk

Case Study: A Quantitative Fuzzy Optimization Model for Determining Cloud Inexperienced Risks’ Appetite

Babak Akhgar1,*; Ashkan Tafaghodi2; Konstantinos Domdouzis1    1 Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK2 University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran* Corresponding author: b.akhgar@shu.ac.uk

Abstract

Cloud computing is considered a growing trend in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, and, of course, risk issues of leveraging this computing model are still in focus. In this chapter, we develop a novel quantitative model for cloud security risk management regarding optimal cloud risk appetite. We focus most on determining cloud risk appetite, which must be considered ...

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