Handbook of research on security considerations in cloud computing Foreword Preface Acknowledgment Cloud computing security issues Subhash Chandra Patel Department of Computer Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi India R.S. Singh Department of Computer Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi India Cloud computing security : abuse and nefarious use of cloud computing Marwan Omar Nawroz University Iraq Cloud security using ear biometrics Santosh Kumar Department of Computer Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi India Ali Imam Abidi Department of Computer Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi India Deepanwita Datta Department of Computer Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi India Sanjay Kumar Singh Department of Computer Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi India Secure architecture for cloud environment Kashif Munir Malaysia University of Science and Technology Malaysia Sellapan Palaniappan Malaysia University of Science and Technology Malaysia governance and risk management in the cloud with cloud controls matrix v3 and iso iec 38500:2008 Abhik Chaudhuri Associate Consultant Tata Consultancy Services India authentication and error resilience in images transmitted through open environment Qurban A Memon Associate Professor EE Department UAE University Al Ain UAE trust calculation using fuzzy logic in cloud computing Rajanpreet Kaur Chahal Department of Computer Science Panjab University India Sarbjeet Singh Department of Computer Science Panjab University India Advances in information security privacy & ethics : use of cloud computing for education Joe Woodside Assistant Professor Stetson University USA Networked multimedia communication systems Dr. Piyush Kumar Shukla Department of Computer Science & Engineering Bhopal India Kirti Raj Bhatele Department of Computer Science & Engineering Bhopal India demystifying big data in the cloud: enhancing privacy and security using data mining techniques Gebeyehu Belay Gebremeskel College of Automations Chongqing ChinaYi Chai College of Automations Chongqing China Zhongshi He College of Computer Science Chongqing China Data security issues and solutions in cloud computing Abhishek Majumder Department of Computer Science & Engineering Tripura University India Sudipta roy department of information technology assam university india satarupa biswas department of computer science & engineering tripura university india improving privacy and security in multicloud architecture Dr. Piyush Kumar Shukla Department of Computer Science & Engineering Bhopal India Mahendra Kumar Ahirwar Department of Computer Science & Engineering Bhopal India Hard clues in soft environments the cloud¿s influence on digital forensics Andrea Atzeni Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica Politecnico di Torino Italy Paolo Smiraglia Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica Politecnico di Torino Italy Andrea Siringo Student at Politecnico di Torino Italy security challenges for cloud computing development framework in saudi arabia lawan ahmad mohammad king fahd university of petroleum and minerals saudi arabia kashif munir king fahd university of petroleum and minerals saudi arabia Big data security : challenges recommendations and solutions Fatima Zahra Benjelloun LGS National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA) Ibn Tofail University Morocco Ayoub Ait Lahcen LGS National School of Applied Sciences (ENSA) Ibn Tofail University Morocco Access control framework for cloud computing Kashif Munir King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia Lawan Ahmad Mohammad King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia Big data an emerging field of data engineering Dr. Piyush Kumar Shukla Department of Computer Science & Engineering Bhopal India Mahendra Kumar Ahirwar Department of Computer Science & Engineering Bhopal India Achieving efficient purging in transparent per file secure wiping extensions Wasim Ahmad Bhat Department of Computer Sciences University of Kashmir Reliability fault tolerance and quality of service in cloud computing : analysing characteristics Dr. Piyush Kumar Shukla Department of Computer Science & Engineering Bhopal India Gaurav Singh Department of Computer Science & Engineering Bhopal India Compilation of references About the contributors Index This book brings together discussion on current approaches to cloud based technologies and assesses the possibilities for future advancements in this field by highlighting the need for consumers to understand the unique nature of cloud delivered security and to evaluate the different aspects of this service to verify if it will meet their needs