What are the challenges related to cloud computing data security? What is the scope of cloud computing?

There are a number of security and privacy concerns associated with cloud computing. Multi-tenancy - makes it easier for a hacker to to steal the data of all business customers who share the same cloud database. Threats of data loss and data leakage -the threat of data leakage increases when employees use their mobile devices to access and share corporate documents via cloud storage services such as DropBox, Box, etc. Insecure APIs - Most cloud service providers do not pay attention to the security of their APIs which can pose risks to an enterprise data with regards to privacy and data integrity. Encryption - Most government regulations (HIPAA, PCI) require that data encryption. Although encryption is widely used, it is often implemented poorly. Many companies depend on the cloud provider for encrypting data which means that have control of the key & can access the data anytime. Key management - Managing and storing these keys in a safe and secure location is of paramount importance when it comes to keeping the entire cloud database safe and secure. Most companies store both encryption and decryption key on the same database which can be detrimental for security. Scope: According to the statistics provided by the market research media, the worldwide market for Cloud Computing is likely to grow at a CAGR of 30% to reach US$ 270 billion through the year 2020. Considering the cutting-edge innovations and new industry-specific applications, cloud computing is fast emerging as an essential component of an enterprise IT framework. Organizations, both big and small have deployed the cloud technology in some suitable capacity. Enterprises need expert IT professionals to work around the cloud. The cloud computing industry requires professionals with adept training and knowledge in both technical and managerial fields. The demand for IT professionals continues to rise at an exponential rate as more and more enterprises adopt cloud computing.

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Hello, India is on the way of adopting the full cloud computing technology. When you use cloud, it means you are using the computer resources (either hardware or software) on a remote machine to provide with the end user. It’s a well-known that when this Technology first released in India, it had witnessed various critics due its challenges. Security is its biggest challenge. By leveraging a remote cloud based infrastructure, a company essentially gives away private data and information, things that might be sensitive and confidential. Due to this, cloud computing is highly vulnerable. Second problem with is, threat to privacy. The users are companies are obliged to trust on service vendors for privacy.The various stories of data loss and password leakage in the media do not help to reassure some of the most concerned users. Continuing this, the users have very limited control over the system and hence, don’t have much flexibility. But apart from that, this technology is flourishing in the country. It has a big and wider scope. Its user base grows constantly and more big players are attracted to it, offering better and finer tuned services and solutions. Various companies like IBM, Google and Delliote are hiring the cloud service provider with a very handsome package.

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Hello, Cloud computing is here to stay in the Industrial space of today. Newer enterprises simply cannot afford to have their own computing space since it would not only take up time but resources also. But yes, data security is very real live issue. Though companies offering cloud computing provide assurances and guarantee for data protection, but fact remains that one's data is residing on someone else's computer and hence breach cannot be absolutely ruled out. Murphy's Law is everywhere.May be because of this or some other considerations, some of the big corporates do not believe in cloud computing and have invested resources and manpower to have their own. This is also true of most government departments where need of confidentiality far outweighs benefits of cloud computing.Thus we can see that barring a few exceptions, cloud computing is the most preferred way these days for organisations to structure their resources and it has come here to stay.

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