A Confidentiality-based data Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) for cloud security
Rapid development and massive use of Information Technology (IT) have since produced a massive amount of electronic data. In tandem, the demand for data outsourcing and the associated data security is increasing exponentially. Small organizations are often finding it expensive to save and process th...
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| description | Rapid development and massive use of Information Technology (IT) have since produced a massive amount of electronic data. In tandem, the demand for data outsourcing and the associated data security is increasing exponentially. Small organizations are often finding it expensive to save and process their huge amount of data, and keep the data secure from unauthorized access. Cloud computing is a suitable and affordable platform to provide services on user demand. The cloud platform is preferable used by individuals, Small, and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that cannot afford large-scale hardware, software, and security maintenance cost. Storage and processing of big data in the cloud are becoming the key appealing features to SMEs and individuals. However, the processing of big data in the cloud is facing two issues such as security of stored data and system overload due to the volume of the data. These storage methods are plain text storage and encrypted text storage. Both methods have their strengths and limitations. The fundamental issue in plain text storage is the high risk of data security breaches; whereas, in encrypted text storage, the encryption of complete file data may cause system overload. This paper propose a feasible solution to address these issues with a new service model called Confidentiality-based Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) that performs data processing by treating data dynamically according to the data security level in preparation for data storing in the cloud. In comparison to the conventional methods, our proposed service model is strongly showing good security for confidential data and is proficient in reducing cloud system overloading. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-baf4d1e70ae34ffe85b0cdd417010aa02023-01-05T06:46:37ZengElsevierAlexandria Engineering Journal1110-01682023-02-0164749760A Confidentiality-based data Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) for cloud securityMunwar Ali0Low Tang Jung1Ali Hassan Sodhro2Asif Ali Laghari3Samir Birahim Belhaouari4Zeeshan Gillani5Department of Information Technology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh, PakistanCIS Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, MalaysiaDepartment of Computer Science, Kristianstad University, SE-29188 Kristianstad, Sweden; Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 518000 Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Computer Science, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, PakistanCollege of Science and Engineering, Division of Information & Computing Tech., Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar; Corresponding author.Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University-Lahore Campus, Lahore PakistanRapid development and massive use of Information Technology (IT) have since produced a massive amount of electronic data. In tandem, the demand for data outsourcing and the associated data security is increasing exponentially. Small organizations are often finding it expensive to save and process their huge amount of data, and keep the data secure from unauthorized access. Cloud computing is a suitable and affordable platform to provide services on user demand. The cloud platform is preferable used by individuals, Small, and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that cannot afford large-scale hardware, software, and security maintenance cost. Storage and processing of big data in the cloud are becoming the key appealing features to SMEs and individuals. However, the processing of big data in the cloud is facing two issues such as security of stored data and system overload due to the volume of the data. These storage methods are plain text storage and encrypted text storage. Both methods have their strengths and limitations. The fundamental issue in plain text storage is the high risk of data security breaches; whereas, in encrypted text storage, the encryption of complete file data may cause system overload. This paper propose a feasible solution to address these issues with a new service model called Confidentiality-based Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) that performs data processing by treating data dynamically according to the data security level in preparation for data storing in the cloud. In comparison to the conventional methods, our proposed service model is strongly showing good security for confidential data and is proficient in reducing cloud system overloading.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111001682200713XData confidentialitySecurity levelCloud storage methodData classification |
| spellingShingle | Munwar Ali Low Tang Jung Ali Hassan Sodhro Asif Ali Laghari Samir Birahim Belhaouari Zeeshan Gillani A Confidentiality-based data Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) for cloud security Alexandria Engineering Journal Data confidentiality Security level Cloud storage method Data classification |
| title | A Confidentiality-based data Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) for cloud security |
| title_full | A Confidentiality-based data Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) for cloud security |
| title_fullStr | A Confidentiality-based data Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) for cloud security |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Confidentiality-based data Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) for cloud security |
| title_short | A Confidentiality-based data Classification-as-a-Service (C2aaS) for cloud security |
| title_sort | confidentiality based data classification as a service c2aas for cloud security |
| topic | Data confidentiality Security level Cloud storage method Data classification |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111001682200713X |
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