Understanding Cloud Security

Cloud computing has become an important part of modern technology because it allows individuals and organisations to store data and use computing resources over the Internet. However, moving data to the cloud also comes with security concerns. From Prof. Paschal Chinedu’s 6th Inaugural Lecture at Southern Delta University, I learned that some of the major fears surrounding cloud computing are confidentiality, integrity, availability and privacy. Organisations are concerned about who can access their data, whether their information can be changed without permission and whether their services will always be available.This shows that cloud adoption is not only about convenience and cost. Security and trust are also very important when deciding whether to move an organisation’s data and applications to the cloud.