A Comparative Review of Cloud Security Proposals with ISO/IEC 27002

Oscar Rebollo, Daniel Mellado, Eduardo Fernández-Medina

2011

Abstract

Information Security is considered one of the main reasons why users are reluctant to adopt the new generation of services offered by cloud computing providers. In order to minimize risks, some security proposals have been developed, with the purpose of facing a wide range of security concerns. This paper reviews these existing approaches and defines a security comparative framework, based on ISO/IEC 27002, suitable for the cloud environment. The analysis process of these alternatives shows a partial compliance with the defined requirements as each one is focused on different issues. As a consequence, more investigation is needed to achieve a comprehensive cloud security framework. The results of this paper highlight the gaps and weaknesses of each proposal, so that directions are settled for future work.

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Rebollo O., Mellado D. and Fernández-Medina E. (2011). A Comparative Review of Cloud Security Proposals with ISO/IEC 27002 . In Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Security in Information Systems - Volume 1: WOSIS, (ICEIS 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-61-4, pages 3-12. DOI: 10.5220/0003546900030012


in Bibtex Style

@conference{wosis11,
author={Oscar Rebollo and Daniel Mellado and Eduardo Fernández-Medina},
title={A Comparative Review of Cloud Security Proposals with ISO/IEC 27002},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Security in Information Systems - Volume 1: WOSIS, (ICEIS 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={3-12},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003546900030012},
isbn={978-989-8425-61-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Security in Information Systems - Volume 1: WOSIS, (ICEIS 2011)
TI - A Comparative Review of Cloud Security Proposals with ISO/IEC 27002
SN - 978-989-8425-61-4
AU - Rebollo O.
AU - Mellado D.
AU - Fernández-Medina E.
PY - 2011
SP - 3
EP - 12
DO - 10.5220/0003546900030012