Security, Privacy, and Digital Forensics in the Cloud

Security, Privacy, and Digital Forensics in the Cloud by Lei Chen, published by John Wiley & Sons on April 29, 2019, is a comprehensive exploration of the critical issues surrounding cloud security and privacy. This edition spans 360 pages and is presented in English. The book systematically addresses the security and privacy aspects of cloud computing, alongside relevant cloud forensics, providing readers with a thorough understanding of these essential topics.
Readers will find a detailed examination of cloud infrastructure security, data confidentiality, access control, and risk management in the first half of the book. The second half focuses on cloud forensics, discussing models, challenges, and the digital forensic process. This work is particularly relevant for advanced undergraduate and master’s-level students in information systems and computer science, as well as professionals in information security and digital forensics. The logical structure and organization of the content facilitate comprehension, making it a valuable resource for those interested in security implementation and incident management.
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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.
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