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Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing
Publication Date: 17 April, 2012  Available in all formats
Series: COMPUTERS / General
Publisher: IT Governance Publishing
ISBN: 9781849283618
https://doi.org/9781849283618

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Keywords: Cloud Computing Explained
Cloud Computing: Assessing the risks provides an up-to-date, clear, concise and comprehensive guide to Cloud Computing, giving invaluable insights to the various risks and challenges associated with the Cloud.
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Subject(s): Cloud Computing Explained
Cloud Computing: Assessing the risks provides an up-to-date, clear, concise and comprehensive guide to Cloud Computing, giving invaluable insights to the various risks and challenges associated with the Cloud.
Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Foreword
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Cloud Computing Explained
    • The potential of Cloud Computing
    • Cloud Computing defined
    • Key characteristics of Cloud Computing
    • Characteristic One: On-demand self-service
    • Characteristic Two: Broad network access
    • Characteristic Three: Resource pooling
    • Characteristic Four: Rapid elasticity
    • Characteristic Five: Measured service
    • Summary of Cloud Computing characteristics
    • Cloud Computing definition summary
    • What The New York Times tells us about Cloud Computing
  • Chapter 2: How Cloud Computing Changes Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance
    • Relationship between security, compliance and risk
    • Governance, compliance and risk in a Cloud environment
    • Security in a Cloud Computing environment
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3: Governance of Cloud Computing
    • Which governance framework is right for Cloud?
    • Role of the service catalogue
    • Dude, where’s my server? (The need for policy management)
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Cloud Computing Top Security Risks
    • Security – the shift from static to dynamic
    • Breakdown of security assumptions
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Assessing Security in the Cloud
    • Assessing Cloud security
    • Peeking below the trust boundary
    • The challenge of evaluation
    • Role of certification
    • Certifications and audits
    • Mapping the CAI and CCM to the security stack
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6: Cloud Computing Application Security
    • Identity management and role-based access controls
    • Network security
    • Data security
    • Instance security
    • Application architecture and deployment topology
    • Code update and patch management
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7: Organisational Risks Associated with Cloud Computing
    • Organisational risks of Cloud Computing
    • Cloud Computing does and doesn’t change everything
    • Impact of Cloud Computing on executive decision-making roles
    • Impact of Cloud Computing on traditional IT roles
    • Instituting DevOps
    • Developing for a multi-tenant universe
    • The runaway train: Cloud sprawl
    • Delivering IT-as-a-Service
  • Chapter 8: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in Cloud Computing
    • Business continuity overview
    • Disaster recovery overview
    • Differences between Cloud vs. traditional BC and DR
    • SaaS business continuity challenges
    • PaaS business continuity challenges
    • IaaS business continuity challenges
    • Possible benefits
    • Possible issues and challenges
    • Important considerations
    • What to ask your Cloud provider
    • Cloud-based BC and DR offerings
    • Restructuring plans and procedures
    • Testing and walkthrough of updated plans
    • Recent business continuity/disaster recovery case study
  • Chapter 9: Investigations and Forensics in the Cloud
    • Forensics overview
    • Forensics: what has changed?
    • Who conducts these investigations?
    • Forensic procedures and requirements
    • Forensic investigations vs. analysis
    • Traditional forensics vs. Cloud forensics
    • Data in transit
    • Encryption and investigations
    • Custom Cloud APIs
    • Cloud solution forensic tools
    • In summary
  • Chapter 10: Cloud Computing Borders – National and International Deployment 244
    • Data location
    • Legislation and regulatory (including privacy)
    • Data protection and data privacy
    • Data retention
    • EU Data Protection/Privacy
    • Recent reporting trends
    • European Privacy Directive 2002/58/EC
    • Current EU data protection and privacy challenges
    • Where to next for EU data protection?
    • United States data protection and privacy
    • International privacy at a glance (USA/EU/APEC)
    • Guidelines for success
    • In summary
  • Chapter 11: Evaluating Compliance in the Cloud
    • Compliance overview
    • Need for compliance functions
    • Compliance vs. internal audit
    • Value of compliance done correctly
    • Cloud first – compliance second?
    • What changes for compliance functions?
    • Who is responsible for what?
    • Compliance strategy and framework
    • The domino effect
    • Governance
    • Regulatory challenges
    • Cost of compliance (or non-compliance!)
    • Cloud Computing standards and compliance
    • Recent trends and surveys
    • Segregation of duties
    • SOD in Cloud environments
    • Where to start?
  • Chapter 12: Where Cloud Computing is Heading
  • ITG Resources

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