Enisa, supported by a group of subject matter expert comprising representatives from industries, academia and governmental organizations, has conducted, in the context of the emerging and future risk framework project, an risks assessment on cloud computing business model and technologies. The european network and information security agency enisa is an eu. Cloud standards and security august 2014 page 4 standard applies to facilities if the standard contains requirements for setting up or maintaining facilities. Csa cloud security guidance document cloud computing. Cssf circular 17654 on cloud computing regulatory news. Recommendations for companies planning to use cloud computing services from a legal standpoint, cnil finds that cloud computing raises a number of difficulties with regard to compliance with the legislation on the protection of personal data, in particular in the case of public cloud.
The nist definition characterizes important aspects of cloud computing and is intended to serve as a means for broad comparisons of cloud services anddeployment strategies, and to provide a baseline for discussion from what is cloud computing to how to best use cloud computing. Over the years enisa has written a number of papers on cloud computing with a range of experts on cloud security. Clearly define international differences in dp legislation. Cloud computing is an internetbased computing and next stage in evolution of the internet. The nist definition of cloud computing draft recommendations of the national institute of standards and technology. European network and information security agency enisa. Sp 800145, the nist definition of cloud computing csrc. The is auditor of company a chose the risk it framework, supplemented with an understanding of the cloud controls matrix, enisas cloud computing risk assessment and the nist guidelines. Enisa, supported by a group of subject matter expert comprising representatives from industries, academia and governmental organizations, has conducted, in the context of the emerging and future risk framework project, an risks assessment on cloud computing business model and. You are currently accessing computing via your enterprise account. Overview of cloud computing cloud computing as a delivery model for it services is defined by the national institute of standards and technology nist as a model for enabling convenient, on demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing cloud.
A key role was attributed to enisa in supporting the implementation of that directive. Information security agency enisa provides recommendations to facilitate understanding. European network and information security agency enisa cloud computing. The council of the inspectors general on integrity and. The european union agency for cybersecurity enisa is working to make europe cyber secure since 2004. The nist definition of cloud computing cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, demand network access to a shared on pool of configurable computing resources e. Note that in the latter case the standard may be very relevant for cloud computing services, without being specific to one type of cloud service or the other. Till now you might have got some idea about the acronym, abbreviation or meaning of enisa. A cloud user is the person or organization requesting and using the resources, and the cloud provider is the person or organization who delivers it. Cost savings are driving businesses into cloud services hosted in large datacenters which can deliver computing resources more efficiently than small ones. Currently, cloud platform providers cannot be relied upon to provide and enforce all aspects of cyber security and it is highly unlikely that this will ever be the case. Security guidance for critical areas of focus in cloud computing v1.
Risk assessment for cloud computing find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Therefore, the responsibility for cloud security rests on both the provider and the customer. Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on. Federal agencies have looked to leverage the benefits of cloud computing by incorporating cloud computing systems into their overall information technology it environment. Federal cloud computing strategy, february 8, 2011. Risk perception and risk management in cloud computing. Cloud computing benefits, risks and recommendations for information security house it environment. Peter mell, national institute of standards and technology problem statement and background while cloud security concerns have consistently ranked as one of the top challenges to cloud adoption1, it is not clear what security issues are special with respect to. Cloud computing benefits, risks and recommendations for.
If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in if you. The agency works closely together with members states and private sector to deliver advice and solutions as well as improving their capabilities. During the last decades eservices, new technologies, information systems and networks have become embedded in our daily lives. A joint trust and risk model is introduced for federated cloud services.
The permanent and official location for cloud security. In addition, fighting effectively against cybercrime is an important priority in the european agenda on security, contributing to the overall aim of achieving a high level of cybersecurity. We provide a definition of cloud computing and describe its main characteristics. This document, the enisa cloud document for short, is a document with a lot of interesting method and material in it. In order to distinguish cloud computing from other forms of outsourcing, cssf provides a definition of cloud computing based on those of authoritative international organizations i. Cloud computing certification ccsl and ccsm resilience.
November 09 benefits, risks and recommendations for. Cloud computing definition cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, ondemand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. Council of the inspectors general on integrity and efficiency cloud computing initiative executive summary. Benefits, risks and recommendations for information.
This paper explains, based on concrete scenarios, what cloud computing means for network and information security, data protection and privacy. There is as yet no single, commonlyagreed definition of cloud computing. Directive 20161148 1 on security of network and information systems the nis directive is the first horizontal legislation undertaken at european union eu level for the protection of network and information systems across the union. This introduces a dependency on a particular cp for service provision, especially if data portability, as the most fundamental aspect, is not enabled. Risk assessment methods for cloud computing platforms. These experts work and meet in an informal expert group called the enisa cloud security and resilience expert group. As per this definition, cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on demand network. At the same time, the cloud computing market and its customers have changed over time and this changes our perspective on cloud computing security. Enisa cloud computing security strategy dr giles hogben european network and information security agency enisa. Although many formal definitions have been proposed in both academia and industry, the one provided by u. Nist cloud computing standards roadmap vi acknowledgements this document is an update of the first version, which was published in july 2011. It is based on the theoretical guo governance model for cloud computing. This is the working definition of cloud computing we are using for the purposes of. Nowadays, most service providers adopted cloudcomputing technology.
Security guidance for critical areas of cloud security. Benefits, risks and recommendations for information security, november 2009. Risk it provides a list of 36 generic highlevel risk scenarios, which can be adapted for each organization. It security risk management model for cloud computing. According to european network and information security agency enisa 7 some of the top benefits are. Recently, since 2019, enisa has received a role in the eu cybersecurity certification framework and in this context enisa has started a new activity on cloud certification. This webpage below and links refer to enisa work on the eu cloud computing strategy in the period of 202015. The negative and positive tendencies in performance are differentiated. Nist national institute of standards and technology 1 appears to include key common elements widely used in the cloud computing community. Recommendations for companies planning to use cloud. It addresses provider and consumer concerns by relying on trusted third parties to collect soft and hard trust data elements, allowing for continuous risk monitoring in the cloud. This cloud model is composed of five essential characteristics, three. The european network and information security agency enisa on tuesday released guidance for monitoring cloud computing contracts that should help cloud customers on this front. Cloud security incident reporting framework for reporting about major cloud security incidents december 20 about enisa the european union agency for network and information security enisa is a centre of network and information security expertise for the eu, its member states, the private sector and europes citizens.
Key references such as csas security guidance and top threats analysis, enisa s security assessment and the cloud computing definitions from nist highlight different security issues related to cloud computing that require further studies for being appropriately handled and, consequently, for enhancing technology acceptance and adoption. It has received significant attention in recent years but security issue is one of the major inhibitor. Enisa offers governance guide for cloud computing contracts. This guide for smes updates the 2009 enisa cloud computing risk. Consistent with nists mission,1 the nist cloud computing program has developed a usg cloud computing technology roadmap, as one of many mechanisms in support of united states government usg secure and effective adoption of the cloud computing model2 to reduce costs and improve services. Abstract cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, ondemand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources e. According to the enisa,1 a threat is any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact an asset. The model is based on cloud service providers performance history.
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, ondemand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources e. Pdf on dec 31, 20, saadia drissi and others published survey. This paper presents the first version of the nist cloud computing reference architecture ra. Modelling trust and risk for cloud services journal of. For cloud computing to reach the full potential promised by the technology, it must offer solid information security. Cloud computing risks security agency enisa which are. Enisa has played an important role in giving stakeholders an overview of the information security risks when going cloud. Enisa 2009a, in turn, finds that 43 out of 64 smes surveyed point to. The definition of enisa is given above so check it out related information.
This document, the csa guidance for short, is the single most important document to read if you want to pass the ccsk exam. Produced by enisa with contributions from a group of subject matter expert comprising representatives from industry, academia and governmental organizations, a risk assessment of cloud computing business model and technologies the report provide also a set of practical recommendations. This is a vendor neutral conceptual model that concentrates on the role and interactions of the. Filip blazheski cloud computing is used by most banks, but not commonly for core services, mainly due to risk concerns moving core services to the cloud could help banks focus on their primary mission and save money, but it comes with significant challenges. The cloud security alliance 2009 states that the ability to govern. Pdf a new cloud computing governance framework semantic. The cloud security alliance wrote the security guidance for critical areas of focus in cloud computing v4.
The european network and information security agency wrote cloud computing benefits, risks and recommendations for information security. Cloud computing offers load balancing that makes it more reliable. The nist definition of cloud computing, september 2011. The procure secure publication builds on enisas previous reports, which provided guidance on cloud computing risks and a framework for assessing the security of cloud providers before signing a contract. Our 2009 cloud security risk assessment is widely referred to, across eu member states, and outside the eu. A quantitative analysis of current security concerns and. We look at the security benefits of cloud computing and its risks. The resources can be used without interaction with cloud service provider.
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