From the reviews: "Despite reduced cost, firms are worried about security, privacy, and trust issues in cloud systems. This book looks at some of these issues. ... It is intended for systems architects, practitioners, product developers, researchers, and graduate-level students. ... The chapters included in the book present future research directions and provide adequate references. The book includes many illustrations, some of which are in color." (S. V. Nagaraj, Computing Reviews, March, 2014)

• Part I Cloud Computing Fundamentals.- Introduction to cloud computing.- Secure information sharing and data protection in the cloud.- Intra and inter-cloud security, privacy and trust.- Cloud-based eGovernance.- Part II Cloud Security.- Cloud security architecture and protocol.- Secure cloud data management service.- Security and virtualization.- Autonomic security in cloud systems.- Part III Cloud Privacy.- Cryptography and crypto-protocols for cloud systems.- Access control mechanisms.- Risk management in the cloud.- Privacy protection policies in cloud platforms and operations.- Part IV Cloud Trust.- Trust models for cloud services.- QoS-based trust model and QoS monitoring mechanism.- Cloud compliance.- Non-repudiation and reputation in the cloud.- Part V Case Studies.- Secure cloud platforms and applications.- Enterprise cloud security case study.- Open research issues in cloud security and future roadmap.- Cloud and eGovernment tutorial: Challenges, solutions and experiences.

From the reviews: "Despite reduced cost, firms are worried about security, privacy, and trust issues in cloud systems. This book looks at some of these issues. ... It is intended for systems architects, practitioners, product developers, researchers, and graduate-level students. ... The chapters included in the book present future research directions and provide adequate references. The book includes many illustrations, some of which are in color." (S. V. Nagaraj, Computing Reviews, March, 2014)

• Part I Cloud Computing Fundamentals.- Introduction to cloud computing.- Secure information sharing and data protection in the cloud.- Intra and inter-cloud security, privacy and trust.- Cloud-based eGovernance.- Part II Cloud Security.- Cloud security architecture and protocol.- Secure cloud data management service.- Security and virtualization.- Autonomic security in cloud systems.- Part III Cloud Privacy.- Cryptography and crypto-protocols for cloud systems.- Access control mechanisms.- Risk management in the cloud.- Privacy protection policies in cloud platforms and operations.- Part IV Cloud Trust.- Trust models for cloud services.- QoS-based trust model and QoS monitoring mechanism.- Cloud compliance.- Non-repudiation and reputation in the cloud.- Part V Case Studies.- Secure cloud platforms and applications.- Enterprise cloud security case study.- Open research issues in cloud security and future roadmap.- Cloud and eGovernment tutorial: Challenges, solutions and experiences.

From the reviews: "Despite reduced cost, firms are worried about security, privacy, and trust issues in cloud systems. This book looks at some of these issues. ... It is intended for systems architects, practitioners, product developers, researchers, and graduate-level students. ... The chapters included in the book present future research directions and provide adequate references. The book includes many illustrations, some of which are in color." (S. V. Nagaraj, Computing Reviews, March, 2014)

• Part I Cloud Computing Fundamentals.- Introduction to cloud computing.- Secure information sharing and data protection in the cloud.- Intra and inter-cloud security, privacy and trust.- Cloud-based eGovernance.- Part II Cloud Security.- Cloud security architecture and protocol.- Secure cloud data management service.- Security and virtualization.- Autonomic security in cloud systems.- Part III Cloud Privacy.- Cryptography and crypto-protocols for cloud systems.- Access control mechanisms.- Risk management in the cloud.- Privacy protection policies in cloud platforms and operations.- Part IV Cloud Trust.- Trust models for cloud services.- QoS-based trust model and QoS monitoring mechanism.- Cloud compliance.- Non-repudiation and reputation in the cloud.- Part V Case Studies.- Secure cloud platforms and applications.- Enterprise cloud security case study.- Open research issues in cloud security and future roadmap.- Cloud and eGovernment tutorial: Challenges, solutions and experiences.