Privacy and Security Challenges in Cloud Computing

2 Revealing the Web of Cloud Computing Threats and Vulnerabilities

M. Satheesh Kumar

National Engineering College

Jalel Ben-Othman

Université de Paris

B. Sheik Mohamed

EY LLP

A. Shenbagavalli

National Engineering College

DOI: 10.1201/9781003219880-2

CONTENTS

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 Characteristics of Cloud Computing

2.1.1.1 On-Demand Self-Service

2.1.1.2 Broad Network Access

2.1.1.3 Resource Pooling and Multi-Tenancy

2.1.1.4 Rapid Elasticity

2.1.1.5 Measured Service

2.2 Deployment Models

2.2.1 Public Cloud

2.2.2 Private Cloud

2.2.3 Community Cloud

2.2.4 Hybrid Cloud

2.3 Service Models

2.3.1 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

2.3.2 Platform as a Service (PaaS)

2.3.3 Software as a Services (SaaS)

2.4 Specific Threats in Cloud Computing

2.4.1 ...