A Framework for Security Transparency in Cloud Computing

Umar Mukhtar Ismail, Shareeful Islam, Moussa Ouedraogo and Edgar Weippl
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Umar Mukhtar Ismail: School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, University of East London, London E162RD, UK
Shareeful Islam: School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, University of East London, London E162RD, UK
Moussa Ouedraogo: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, L-4362 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Edgar Weippl: Secure Business Austria, Sommerpalais Harrach, Favoritenstrasse 16, 1040 Wien, Austria

Future Internet, 2016, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-22

Abstract: Individuals and corporate users are persistently considering cloud adoption due to its significant benefits compared to traditional computing environments. The data and applications in the cloud are stored in an environment that is separated, managed and maintained externally to the organisation. Therefore, it is essential for cloud providers to demonstrate and implement adequate security practices to protect the data and processes put under their stewardship. Security transparency in the cloud is likely to become the core theme that underpins the systematic disclosure of security designs and practices that enhance customer confidence in using cloud service and deployment models. In this paper, we present a framework that enables a detailed analysis of security transparency for cloud based systems. In particular, we consider security transparency from three different levels of abstraction, i.e. , conceptual, organisation and technical levels, and identify the relevant concepts within these levels. This allows us to provide an elaboration of the essential concepts at the core of transparency and analyse the means for implementing them from a technical perspective. Finally, an example from a real world migration context is given to provide a solid discussion on the applicability of the proposed framework.

Keywords: cloud computing; security transparency; cloud service provider; cloud service user (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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