Privacy and Security for Cloud Computing

Dr. Siani Pearson is a senior researcher in the Cloud and Security Research Lab of HP Labs, Bristol, UK. Dr. George Yee is a consultant with his own company, and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

• Part I: Introduction to the Issues.- Privacy, Security and Trust in Cloud Computing.- Part II: Law Enforcement and Audits.- Accessing Data in the Cloud: The Long Arm of the Law Enforcement Agent.- A Privacy Impact Assessment Tool for Cloud Computing.- Understanding Cloud Audits.- Part III: Security and Integrity.- Security Infrastructure for Dynamically Provisioned Cloud Infrastructure Services.- Modeling the Runtime Integrity of Cloud Servers: a Scoped Invariant Perspective.- Part IV: Risk Considerations.- Inadequacies of Current Risk Controls for the Cloud.- Enterprise Information Risk Management: Dealing with Cloud Computing.

From the reviews: "The volume consists of eight chapters across four headings, covering different aspects of privacy and security issues in cloud computing. ... this informative volume ... provides not only a comprehensive overview but also proposed practical solutions on how to increase privacy and security in cloud computing. The book will be beneficial to business professionals and researchers working in this area." (Monika Zalnieriute, Privacy Laws & Business, International Report, Issue 124, August, 2013) "This book offers insight into some of the issues in cloud computing that need immediate attention. The contributors and editors have done a good job in producing this book when it is most needed; it should stimulate research into privacy and security in cloud computing." (S. V. Nagaraj, ACM Computing Reviews, May 17 2013, Review #: CR141225)