Securing the Cloud

摘要

This paper will review cloud technology utilized to support the Intelligence Community and will specifically address the National Security Agency's research into vulnerabilities and risks related to cloud-based systems. Current implementation plans will be discussed for a multi-agency private cloud architecture that is under development. The paper will also review security challenges for a cloud architecture and will address specific technologies, such as data tagging, digital policy management, encryption, identity and access management, and auditing, along with intrusion detection and prevention.