• DocumentCode
    1455442
  • Title

    Hide and Seek in the Cloud

  • Author

    BluMenthal, Marjory S.

  • Author_Institution
    Georgetown University
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    57
  • Lastpage
    58
  • Abstract
    Google´s January 2010 news of apparent attacks from China on its Gmail service is one of many hints that we should think harder about cloud computing´s merits. Touted by its advocates as the answer for many needs, the cloud triggered security concerns early. However, these concerns have been overwhelmed by the assurances offered with the hype. So let´s pause to consider the alter ego of the cloud as panacea: the cloud as a platform for malice. How bad could it get?
  • Keywords
    Internet; Web sites; electronic mail; security of data; Gmail service; Google; cloud computing; data security; Cloud computing; Security; cloud computing; cybercrime; security and privacy; virtual machines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2010.70
  • Filename
    5439529
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1455442