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Security Risks of
Cloud Computing
Kalaiarasu S
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Introduction
• Cloud computing provides various advantages, such as
improved collaboration, excellent accessibility, Mobility,
Storage capacity, etc. But there are also security risks in
cloud computing
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Data Loss
• Data loss is the most common cloud security risks of cloud
computing. It is also known as data leakage. Data loss is
the process in which data is being deleted, corrupted, and
unreadable by a user, software, or application. In a cloud
computing environment, data loss occurs when our
sensitive data is somebody else's hands, one or more data
elements cannot be utilized by the data owner, hard disk is
not working properly, and software is not updated.
Hacked Interfaces and Insecure
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APIs
• As we all know, cloud computing is completely depends on
Internet, so it is compulsory to protect interfaces and APIs
that are used by external users. APIs are the easiest way
to communicate with most of the cloud services. In cloud
computing, few services are available in the public
domain. These services can be accessed by third parties,
so there may be a chance that these services easily
harmed and hacked by hackers.
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Data Breach
• Data Breach is the process in which the confidential data
is viewed, accessed, or stolen by the third party without
any authorization, so organization's data is hacked by the
hackers.
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Vendor lock-in
• Vendor lock-in is the of the biggest security risks in cloud
computing. Organizations may face problems when
transferring their services from one vendor to another. As
different vendors provide different platforms, that can
cause difficulty moving one cloud to another
Increased complexity
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staff
• Migrating, integrating, and operating the cloud services
are complex for the IT staff. IT staff must require the extra
capability and skills to manage, integrate, and maintain
the data to the cloud.
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Spectre & Meltdown
• Spectre & Meltdown allows programs to view and steal
data which is currently processed on computer. It can run
on personal computers, mobile devices, and in the cloud.
It can store the password, your personal information such
as images, emails, and business documents in the memory
of other running programs.
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Denial of Service (DoS) attacks
• Denial of service (DoS) attacks occur when the system
receives too much traffic to buffer the server. Mostly, DoS
attackers target web servers of large organizations such
as banking sectors, media companies, and government
organizations. To recover the lost data, DoS attackers
charge a great deal of time and money to handle the data.
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Account hijacking
• Account hijacking is a serious security risk in cloud
computing. It is the process in which individual user's or
organization's cloud account (bank account, e-mail
account, and social media account) is stolen by hackers.
The hackers use the stolen account to perform
unauthorized activities.