Security Policies for Securing Cloud Databases

Security Policies for Securing Cloud Databases

Databases are an important and almost mandatory means for storing information for later use. Databases require effective security to protect the information stored within them. In particular access control measures are especially important for cloud databases, because they can be accessed from anywhere in the world at any time via the Internet. The internet has provided a plethora of advantages...

Securing Security Policies in Autonomic Computing Systems

Protecting valuable enterprise assets, such as data, computer systems, and networks is becoming increasingly complex especially in autonomic computing systems due to their reduced reliance on human intervention and verification, and increased reliance on the ability of the system to make business or strategic decisions. This naturally makes the system extremely vulnerable to security breaches a...

Securing the Cloud: Cloud Computer Security Techniques and Tactics

Tool Support for Enforcing Security Policies on Databases

Security in general and database protection from unauthorized access in particular, are crucial for organizations. It has long been accepted that security requirements should be considered from the early stages of the development. However, such requirements tend to be neglected or dealt-with only at the end of the development process. The Security Modeling Tool presented in this study aims at e...

Balancing Utility and Security: Securing Cloud Federations of Public Entities

Following their practical needs and legal constraints, recent application of the cloud paradigm among public administrations has been focused on the deployment of private clouds. Due to the increasing amount of data and processing requirements, many organizations are considering possibilities to additionally optimize their infrastructures and collaborative processes by employing private cloud f...