Security, Privacy, and Digital Forensics in the Cloud

In a unique and systematic way, this book discusses the security and privacy aspects of the cloud, and the relevant cloud forensics.

Cloud computing is an emerging yet revolutionary technology that has been changing the way people live and work. However, with the continuous growth of cloud computing and related services, security and privacy has become a critical issue. Written by some of the top experts in the field, this book specifically discusses security and privacy of the cloud, as well as the digital forensics of cloud data, applications, and services. The first half of the book enables readers to have a comprehensive understanding and background of cloud security, which will help them through the digital investigation guidance and recommendations found in the second half of the book.

Part One of Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics in the Cloud covers cloud infrastructure security; confidentiality of data; access control in cloud IaaS; cloud security and privacy management; hacking and countermeasures; risk management and disaster recovery; auditing and compliance; and security as a service (SaaS). Part Two addresses cloud forensics model, challenges, and approaches; cyberterrorism in the cloud; digital forensic process and model in the cloud; data acquisition; digital evidence management, presentation, and court preparation; analysis of digital evidence; and forensics as a service (FaaS).

Thoroughly covers both security and privacy of cloud and digital forensics Contributions by top researchers from the U.S., the European and other countries, and professionals active in the field of information and network security, digital and computer forensics, and cloud and big data Of interest to those focused upon security and implementation, and incident management Logical, well–structured, and organized to facilitate comprehension

Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics in the Cloud is an ideal book for advanced undergraduate and master′s–level students in information systems, information technology, computer and network forensics, as well as computer science. It can also serve as a good reference book for security professionals, digital forensics practitioners and cloud service providers.

Lei Chen, PhD, is tenured Associate Professor with the Department of Information Technology at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA.

Hassan Takabi, PhD, is tenure–track Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA.

Nhien–An Le–Khac, PhD, is Lecturer with the School of Computer Science at University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.