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The impact of cloud forensic readiness on security

The impact of cloud forensic readiness on security
The impact of cloud forensic readiness on security
The rapid increase in the use of cloud computing has led it to become a new arena for cybercrime. Since cloud environments are, to some extent, a new field for digital forensics, a number of technical, legal and organisational challenges have been raised. Although security and digital forensics share the same concerns, when an attack occurs, the fields of security and digital forensics are considered different disciplines. This paper argues that cloud security and digital forensics in cloud environments are converging fields. As a result, unifying security and forensics by being forensically ready and including digital forensics aspects in security mechanisms would enhance the security level in cloud computing, increase forensic capabilities and prepare organizations for any potential attack.
539-545
SciTePress
Alenezi, Ahmed
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Alenezi, Ahmed, Zulkipli, Nurul H. N., Atlam, H. F.,, Walters, Robert and Wills, Gary (2017) The impact of cloud forensic readiness on security. In 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science (CLOSER). vol. 1, SciTePress. pp. 539-545 . (doi:10.5220/0006332705390545).

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Abstract

The rapid increase in the use of cloud computing has led it to become a new arena for cybercrime. Since cloud environments are, to some extent, a new field for digital forensics, a number of technical, legal and organisational challenges have been raised. Although security and digital forensics share the same concerns, when an attack occurs, the fields of security and digital forensics are considered different disciplines. This paper argues that cloud security and digital forensics in cloud environments are converging fields. As a result, unifying security and forensics by being forensically ready and including digital forensics aspects in security mechanisms would enhance the security level in cloud computing, increase forensic capabilities and prepare organizations for any potential attack.

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Accepted/In Press date: 15 December 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 30 April 2017
Published date: 2017
Venue - Dates: 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science, , Porto, Portugal, 2016-04-24 - 2016-04-26
Organisations: Electronics & Computer Science, Electronic & Software Systems, Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute

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Local EPrints ID: 411005
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/411005
PURE UUID: f684a5ee-143e-498a-83d8-defcd88d78f8
ORCID for H. F., Atlam: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4142-6377
ORCID for Gary Wills: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5771-4088

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Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:52

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Author: Ahmed Alenezi
Author: Nurul H. N. Zulkipli
Author: H. F., Atlam ORCID iD
Author: Robert Walters
Author: Gary Wills ORCID iD

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