Data Security Issues in Cloud Environment and Solutions

Abstract

Cloud computing is an internet based model that enable convenient, on demand and pay per use access to a pool of shared resources. It is a new technology that satisfies a user's requirement for computing resources like networks, storage, servers, services and applications, Data security is one of the leading concerns and primary challenges for cloud computing. This issue is getting more serious with the development of cloud computing. From the consumers' perspective, cloud computing security concerns, especially data security and privacy protection issues, remain the primary inhibitor for adoption of cloud computing services. This paper analyses the basic problem of cloud computing and describes the data security and privacy protection issues in cloud.