DocumentCode
3267478
Title
Security Issues of a Publicly Accessible Cloud Computing Infrastructure
Author
Russell, Gordon ; Macfarlane, Richard
Author_Institution
Sch. of Comput., Edinburgh Napier Univ., Edinburgh, UK
fYear
2012
fDate
25-27 June 2012
Firstpage
1210
Lastpage
1216
Abstract
Edinburgh Napier University runs a custom cloud computing infrastructure for both student and public use. Such access carries dangers, both reputational and legal, as accidental or deliberate acts by users can be dangerous to other systems. This paper considers the experience gained in running this system, and offers techniques to help mitigate the dangers, and maintain high availability, while still providing a useful platform for educational purposes.
Keywords
cloud computing; security of data; Edinburgh Napier University; educational purpose; legal danger; publicly accessible cloud computing infrastructure; reputational danger; Cloud computing; Educational institutions; Fires; Operating systems; Security; Servers; Virtual machining; experience; publicly accessible; security; virtualisation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom), 2012 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Liverpool
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-2172-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/TrustCom.2012.259
Filename
6296116
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