JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• Understand the fundamentals of cloud computing.
• Understand the requirements for an application to be deployed in a cloud. 3. Become knowledgeable in the methods to secure cloud.

UNIT - I

Cloud Computing Fundamentals: Cloud Computing definition, private, public and hybrid cloud. Cloud types; IaaS, PaaS, SaaS. Benefits and challenges of cloud computing, public vs private clouds, role of virtualization in enabling the cloud; Business Agility: Benefits and challenges to Cloud architecture.

UNIT - II

Cloud Applications: Technologies and the processes required when deploying web services- Deploying a web service from inside and outside a cloud architecture, advantages and disadvantages- Development environments for service development; Amazon, Azure, Google App.

UNIT - III

Securing The Cloud: Security Concepts - Confidentiality, privacy, integrity, authentication, nonrepudiation, availability, access control, defence in depth, least privilege- how these concepts apply in the cloud and their importance in PaaS, IaaS and SaaS. e.g. User authentication in the cloud

UNIT - IV

Virtualization Security: Multi-tenancy Issues: Isolation of users/VMs from each other- How the cloud provider can provide this- Virtualization System Security Issues: e.g. ESX and ESXi Security, ESX file system security- storage considerations, backup and recovery- Virtualization System Vulnerabilities.

UNIT - V

Cloud Security Management: Security management in the cloud – security management standards- SaaS, PaaS, IaaS availability management- access control- Data security and storage in cloud.

References:

• 1. Gautam Shroff, “Enterprise Cloud Computing Technology Architecture Applications”, Cambridge University Press; 1 edition [ISBN: 978- 0521137355], 2010.
• 2. Toby Velte, Anthony Velte, Robert Elsenpeter, “Cloud Computing, A Practical Approach”, Tata McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition 22, [ISBN: 0071626948], 2009.
• 3. Tim Mather, Subra Kumaraswamy, Shahed Latif, “Cloud Security and Privacy: An Enterprise Perspective on Risks and Compliance”, O'Reilly Media; 1 edition, [ISBN: 0596802765], 2009.
• 4. Ronald L. Krutz, Russell Dean Vines, “Cloud Security”, Wiley [ISBN: 0470589876], , 2010. R19 M. TECH. CN/CNIS/CYBER SECURITY M. Tech. (CNIS/CN/Cyber Security) – I Year – II Semester Common to CNIS, CN and Cyber Security