Abstract
Information security in the cloud presents a serious challenge. We have identified fundamental weaknesses when undertaking cloud audit, namely the misconceptions surrounding the purpose of audit, what comprises a proper audit trail, what should be included, and how it should be achieved and maintained. A properly specified audit trail can provide a powerful tool in the armoury against cyber-crime, yet it is all too easy to throw away the benefits offered by this simple tool through lack of understanding, incompetence, mis-configuration or sheer laziness. Of course, merely having an effective audit trail is not enough — we actually have to examine it regularly to realise the potential benefits it offers.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CLOUD COMPUTING 2016 |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Seventh International Conference on Cloud Computing, GRIDs, and Virtualization |
| Editors | Carlos Becker Westphall, Yong Woo Lee, Stefan Rass |
| Publisher | IARIA |
| Pages | 137-142 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-61208-460-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Mar 2016 |
| Event | The Seventh International Conference on Cloud Computing, GRIDs, and Virtualization - H10 ROMA CITTA Via Pietro Blaserna, 101 (Quartiere Marconi) Roma 00146, Rome, Italy Duration: 20 Mar 2016 → 24 Mar 2016 http://www.iaria.org/conferences2016/CLOUDCOMPUTING16.html |
Conference
| Conference | The Seventh International Conference on Cloud Computing, GRIDs, and Virtualization |
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| Abbreviated title | CloudComp 2016 |
| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Period | 20/03/16 → 24/03/16 |
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Bibliographical note
Winner of best paper award.Keywords
- security
- privacy
- audit
- audit trail
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