Cloud Computing Threats: Beyond Vulnerabilities

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Cloud Computing: Definition, Models, Vulnerabilities and More. Everything you need to know to enhance and protect your business!

When you hear the term cloud computing, know that it has little to do with the famous cloud number 9 some sing about – it is a key concept in the current and future evolution of technology. Like everything else, though, it has its strengths and downsides, so let us have a closer look at some of the most relevant cloud computing threats and vulnerabilities, not without first defining the notion. 

According to Edwards Zamora, 
 

Cloud computing consists of the set of systems and services working in unison to provide distributed, flexible, and measurable resources to consumers of cloud services. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cloud computing as a model that consists of on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity and measured service (Mell & Grance, 2011). Essentially, cloud computing allows consumers to provision for themselves resources available from a cloud services provider. Consumers are able to access their cloud resources from a wide variety of devices including mobile, thin clients, and traditional desktops. […] Physical and virtual systems are combined to provide consumers with resources dynamically without the user needing to know the details of how it all works.

As i-SCOOP notes:
 

Cloud computing is also one of the essential enablers of Industry 4.0, has been shaping the software and business applications market for over a decade, has an important place in the development of the Internet of Things and is essential to manage data, including big data, to give just a few examples.

Cloud technology is also used for hosting popular services like e-mail, social media, business applications. The average person checks their phone 221 times per day to look at e-mails, browse the Internet or use smartphone applications. Besides, 82% of large enterprises are now using cloud computing and up to 78% of small businesses are expected to adopt cloud technology in the next few years. 

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