Security Issues in IoT and Cloud Computing Service Models with Suggested Solutions

Abstract

Cloud computing is a new model for providing computing services, where computing is delivered as a service over the Internet. Cloud computing is a very popular choice among SMEs because computing services are provided at much lower prices compared to their own IT infrastructure. In the cloud computing model, computing services and data storage are outsourced to cloud service providers. Customers do not have full control over applications and their data. Therefore, an added overhead of security risks comes along, and the security of data becomes the primary concern for cloud customers when considering cloud services. This paper explores various deployment models of cloud computing services and IoT (Internet of Things), figures out associated data security issues with them, and suggests a metric-based solution to assess security provided by cloud services.