The State of the Public Cloud: Security Concerns with Cloud Computing

Cloud computing continues to grow in popularity; however, concerns about increased risk to sensitive data continues to limit adoption. This paper explores the current state of cloud computing security. It investigates specific security concerns with cloud computing, providing examples of security threats that continue to make such concerns relevant, and examines mitigations to these threats described in the current literature. Finally, it summarizes specific areas where additional research is needed to address security concerns.