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Cyber-Storms Come from Clouds: Security of Cloud Computing in the IoT Era

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  • Michele De Donno

    (DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark)

  • Alberto Giaretta

    (Centre for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems Orebro University, 701 82 Orebro, Sweden)

  • Nicola Dragoni

    (DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
    Centre for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems Orebro University, 701 82 Orebro, Sweden)

  • Antonio Bucchiarone

    (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Via Sommarive 18, 38123 Trento, Italy)

  • Manuel Mazzara

    (Institute of Software Development and Engineering, Innopolis University, Universitetskaya St, 1, 420500 Innopolis, Russian Federation)

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly changing our society to a world where every “thing” is connected to the Internet, making computing pervasive like never before. This tsunami of connectivity and data collection relies more and more on the Cloud, where data analytics and intelligence actually reside. Cloud computing has indeed revolutionized the way computational resources and services can be used and accessed, implementing the concept of utility computing whose advantages are undeniable for every business. However, despite the benefits in terms of flexibility, economic savings, and support of new services, its widespread adoption is hindered by the security issues arising with its usage. From a security perspective, the technological revolution introduced by IoT and Cloud computing can represent a disaster, as each object might become inherently remotely hackable and, as a consequence, controllable by malicious actors. While the literature mostly focuses on the security of IoT and Cloud computing as separate entities, in this article we provide an up-to-date and well-structured survey of the security issues of cloud computing in the IoT era. We give a clear picture of where security issues occur and what their potential impact is. As a result, we claim that it is not enough to secure IoT devices, as cyber-storms come from Clouds.

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  • Michele De Donno & Alberto Giaretta & Nicola Dragoni & Antonio Bucchiarone & Manuel Mazzara, 2019. "Cyber-Storms Come from Clouds: Security of Cloud Computing in the IoT Era," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-30, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jftint:v:11:y:2019:i:6:p:127-:d:237171
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