Security in the Cloud - Now and Around the Corner

Abstract

The purpose of this presentation is to investigate issues with security and using the Cloud. Currently, rather than trust the network to handle security end-to-end, there are several options that an individual can use to protect his/her personal data. Unfortunately, the new paradigm of Cloud Computing will make some of these methods impractical. In the Cloud, we need to examine what is the best method of security and encryption that makes sense, given that data and application may not be stored locally. Is there a single solution? Will multiple solutions need to be considered. Are current synchronous and asynchronous algorithmic methods feasible? In addition, the advent of Cloud Computing and Quantum Computing might make todays strong encryption methods unsafe. Current methods that guarantee protect your data for 25 years in the future are harder to find given the potential technological changes over the next 25 years. We will discuss approaches that make sense now, and examine ways that individual users and enterprise users can help ensure that their data can be secured for the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 2012
Accession Number
AD1014685

Entities

People

  • David A. Cook
  • Eugene W. Bingue

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cloud Computing
  • Computers
  • Cryptography
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Databases
  • Environment
  • Floating Point Operations
  • Infrastructure
  • National Security
  • Network Protocols
  • Quantum Computers
  • Quantum Computing
  • Security
  • Surveillance
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Educational Psychology
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing