The case for dynamic security solutions in public cloud workflow deployments

Proceedings of the International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 111-116

  MacE, John C ^a   Van Moorsel, Aad ^a   Watson, Paul ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cloud computing; dynamic decision making; information security; workflow

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION EXECUTION; BUSINESS RULES; CLOUD PROCESSING; COST BENEFITS; CRITICAL ISSUES; DATA STORAGE; DYNAMIC DECISION MAKING; DYNAMIC SECURITY; ENTERPRISE SECURITY; GLOBAL SECURITY; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; RUNNING APPLICATIONS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SECURITY ISSUES; WORK-FLOWS; WORKFLOW;

CLOUD COMPUTING; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA); XML;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 80052175981     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/DSNW.2011.5958795     Document Type: Conference Paper

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