Date of Award
3-2021
Culminating Project Type
Starred Paper
Degree Name
Information Assurance: M.S.
Department
Information Assurance and Information Systems
College
Herberger School of Business
First Advisor
Abu Hussein, Abdullah
Second Advisor
Manamperi, Nimantha P
Third Advisor
Sohn, Changsoo
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
Cloud Security Controls, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Abstract
This research paper aims at solving the gap of information related to cloud security alliance top twenty critical controls. By reviewing the controls against the major cloud providers. Most organizations are adopting cloud for their business-critical applications. To make it secure, they need to understand the security controls they have access to and how they can perform cloud audits to assure the organization is secure in the cloud environment and complaint. To counter this predicament, Information technology professionals need to review the cloud security measures in AWS, Google Cloud, Azure against CIS top 20 controls, which will help security professionals identify the right cloud vendor for their business needs. This paper provides additional information to the reader who wants to understand the role of security controls in cloud environment and how they address the cloud security risk. Cloud users, cloud architects and cloud consumers will be able to understand how various cloud providers offer tools which assist in maintain the security controls. This research paper provides the base layer information and will help future research in cloud security controls.
Recommended Citation
Sailakshmi, Vyshnavi, "Analysis of Cloud Security Controls in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud" (2021). Culminating Projects in Information Assurance. 112.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/msia_etds/112
Comments/Acknowledgements
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisors as well as committee members Dr. Abu Hussein, Abdullah, Dr. Manamperi, Nimantha P and Dr.Sohn, Changsoo for providing their invaluable guidance, comments, and suggestions throughout the course of the research paper.