Information Security Risk Management Framework for the Cloud Computing Environment

Abstract

Cloud services provide organizations the opportunity for on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable cloud environment. The security risks associated with cloud environment model are dependent on factors such as sensitivity of information assets, cloud architectures, storage cost and security controls involved in cloud services. Risk management framework is one of security assessment tool to reduce the threats and vulnerabilities of cloud computing environment. Based on risk management framework a prototype was developed using machine learning to automatically analyse the risks involved in cloud environment. [3] When used appropriately with the necessary precaution and control in place, cloud computing could yield a multitude of benefits, some unheard of until now and some yet to be discovered.