1st Edition

Cloud Security Concepts, Applications and Practices

Edited By Jamuna S Murthy, Siddesh G M, Srinivasa K G Copyright 2025
    304 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
    by Chapman & Hall

    This book is a comprehensive work that comprises latest development and technologies, challenges, and best practices in the industry. It covers the fundamentals of cloud computing, including deployment models, service models, and the benefits of cloud computing, followed by critical aspects of cloud security, including risk management, threat analysis, data protection, identity and access management, and compliance. The book explores the latest security technologies, such as encryption, multi-factor authentication, and intrusion detection and prevention systems, and their role in securing the cloud environment.

    • Introduces a user-centric measure of cyber security and provides a comparative study on the different methodologies used for cyber security.

    • Offers real-world case studies and hands-on exercises to give a practical understanding of cloud security

    • Includes the legal and ethical issues, including impact of international regulations on cloud security

    • Covers fully automated run-time security and vulnerability management

    • Discusses related concepts to provide context, such as Cyber Crime, Password Authentication, Smart Phone Security with examples.

    The text is for postgraduate students, professionals, and academic researchers working in the fields of computer science and cloud computing.

    Chapter 1: Collaborative Cloud: Safeguarding Sensitive Information through Innovative Secure Data Sharing Practices

    Jamuna S Murthy

    Rajib Kar

     

    Chapter 2: Orchestrating Data Integrity through Remote Auditing and Compliance Assurance

    Siddesh G M

    Vaibhavari Balakrishna Rao

     

    Chapter 3: Navigating the Abyss - Illuminating Data Leakage Threats, Mitigations, and Future Horizons

    Samarth Kulkarni

    Girish G N

     

    Chapter 4: Decoding the Cloud: A Comprehensive Exploration of Data Loss Scenarios, Resilient Storage Architectures, and Advanced Backup Strategies in Cloud Environments

    Jamuna S Murthy

     

    Chapter 5: Cryptographic Bastions: Mastering Cloud Security through Advanced Access Control and Encryption Strategies

    Het Joshi

    Neeraj Phadke

     

    Chapter 6: Harnessing Data Provenance and Security Attribution for Resilient Cloud Systems

    Suresh L

    Sangay Chedup

     

    Chapter 7: Identity Threads in the Cloud Tapestry: A Comprehensive Study of Federated Identity Management and Its Role in Ensuring Cloud Security

    Dhanshekar K

     

    Chapter 8: Anticipating the Evolution of Data Accountability Through Technological Advancements and Regulatory Landscape Changes

    Yash Gawankar

    Srinivas Naik

     

    Chapter 9: Secure Multi-Party Computation: Protocols, Collaborative Data Processing, and Real-world Applications in Industry

    Sahana D Gowda

     

    Chapter 10: Role-Based Virtuosity in Virtual Environments - A Technical Exploration of Access Control and Authentication Mechanisms

    Anirudh U

    Shiva Darshan S L

     

     

    Chapter 11: Fortifying Cyber Resilience in the Ever-Changing Sky of Cloud Security

    Jamuna S Murthy

    Wen-Cheng Lai

    Dhanshekar K

     

    Chapter 12: SCiphered Clouds and Quantum Secrets: Navigating Secure Information Flow with Emerging Encryption Technologies

    Jamuna S Murthy

    K G Srinivasa

     

    Chapter 13: Securing Mobile Workspaces in the Cloud: Navigating Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Challenges with Cyber Resilience

    Srikrishna H V

    Jamuna S Murthy

     

    Chapter 14: CloudGuardian: Safeguarding the Internet of Things (IoT) - Navigating Security Frontiers in Cloud-Connected Ecosystems

    Jahanvi B Dinesh

    Jamuna S Murthy

     

    Chapter 15: Cloud-Driven Security for Cyber-Physical Systems: Strategies, Threats, and Future Horizons

    Kedarnath S Gubbi

    Jamuna S Murthy

     

    Annexure

     

    Biography

    Jamuna S Murthy is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. She is pursuing her PhD degree in the area of Deep Learning. She has been academic topper throughout her education and has received Best Project Award for her M.Tech thesis work from Ramaiah Institute of Technology under the year 2017. She has received funding from DST for product development called “FitQua: Smart Water Bottle” under the year 2020 - 2022. She specializes in the 'Architecting with Google Compute Engine' certification by Google Cloud and is recognized as a Certified Educator. She also holds a good publication record of peer reviewed International Conferences such as ICACNI-2017, ICACDS 2021 & 2022, COMSYS -2023. Her journals and Book Publications include IGI Global, Springer etc. Her research interests include Cloud Computing and Big Data, Theoretical Computer Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing. She is a distinguished member of Association for Computing Machinery, National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and ISTE.

    Dr. Siddesh G M is currently working as Professor and Head in Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He is the recipient of Seed Money to Young Scientist for Research (SMYSR) for FY 2014-15, from Government of Karnataka, Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST). He has published a good number of research papers in reputed International Conferences and Journals.  He has authored books on Network Data Analytics, Statistical Programming in R, Internet of Things with Springer, Oxford University Press and Cengage publishers respectively. He has edited research monographs in the area of Cyber Physical Systems, Fog Computing and Energy Aware Computing, Bioinformatics with CRC Press, IGI Global and Springer publishers respectively. His research interests include Internet of Things, Distributed Computing and Data Analytics.He is a member of ISTE, IETE etc.

    Dr. Srinivasa K G is a Professor of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Programme at DSPM IIIT-Naya Raipur, C. G. India. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangalore University in 2007. He is the recipient of All India Council for Technical Education – Career Award for Young Teachers, Indian Society of Technical Education – ISGITS National Award for Best Research Work Done by Young Teachers, Institution of Engineers (India) – IEI Young Engineer Award in Computer Engineering, Rajarambapu Patil National Award for Promising Engineering Teacher Award from ISTE – 2012, IMS Singapore – Visiting Scientist Fellowship Award. He has published more than 150 research papers in International Conferences and Journals. He has visited many Universities abroad as a visiting researcher – He has visited University of Oklahoma, USA, Iowa State University, USA, Hong Kong University, Korean University, National University of Singapore, University of British Columbia, Canada are his few prominent visits. He has authored many books in the area of Learning Analytics, Network Data Analytics, Soft Computing, Social Network Analysis, High Performance Computing, R Programming etc. with prestigious international publishers like Springer, TMH, Oxford, Cengage, and IGI Global. He has edited research monographs in the area of Cyber Physical Systems, Fog Computing and Energy Aware Computing with CRC Press and IGI Global. He has been awarded BOYSCAST Fellowship by DST, Govt. of India, for conducting post-doctoral research work at University of Melbourne, Australia.  His recent research areas include Innovative Teaching Practices in Engineering Education, pedagogy; outcomes based education.He is the senior member of IEEE and ACM.