Cloud Computing in a knot shell according to wikipedia is the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
When transporting data
in a cloud computing environment, there are two things to keep in mind, one is
to make sure that no one can intercept your data as it moves from point Y to point Z in the cloud, and then the second is to make sure that no data
leaks maliciously or otherwise from any storage in the cloud.
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In the cloud, the
journey from point Y to point Z might be within a cloud environment,
over the public Internet between an enterprise and a cloud provider, or between
clouds.
The security process
may include segregating your data from other companies’ data and then
encrypting it by using an approved method. In addition, you may want to ensure
the security of older data that remains with a cloud vendor after you no longer
need it.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN)
This is one the common ways
to manage the security of data during its transport in a cloud environment. A
Virtual private Network essentially makes the public network your own private
network instead of using dedicated connectivity. A well designed Virtual Private
Network needs to incorporate two things:
·
A firewall to
act as a barrier between the public Internet and any private network (like at
your enterprise).
·
Encryption to
protect your sensitive data from hackers; only the computer that you send it to
should have the key to decode the data.
Again, you will need to
determine how you can audit the ongoing security processes to make sure that
your data remains secure.
N/B: Concerns about
privacy and security of data have contributed to many companies’ interest in
developing private cloud environments, where company data remains inside the
firewall and to consider hybrid cloud environments, which incorporate some
elements of a private cloud and some elements of a public cloud.
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