ABSTRACT
Introduction Before we can assess the current state of cloud computing security and then recommend best practices and ideas on how to improve it, we need to have a common understanding of what cloud computing is, the service models employed, and the related deployment models that customers choose when deciding to use the cloud. With this background, an analysis of the current state can take place and the additional security issues that need to be addressed can be de‚ned to give cloud computing a long-lasting and secure future for providing secure services and business models for customers across the globe.
