Comprehensive Analysis of Cloud Computing Security: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions

Abstract

Amine Moujdi

Cloud computing has transformed contemporary IT infrastructure by offering scalable and flexible but cost-effective methods of data management and processing. Although these benefits exist, the distributed nature of cloud platforms portends great security challenges that deserve creative and new solutions. This paper provides extensive analysis of cloud security concerns across a multitude of core areas including data protection, identity and access management, and regulatory compliance, and network protection. We provide a detailed overview of cloud threats and closely scrutinize novel security solutions including holomorphic encryption, blockchain-systems, AI-driven identification of threats, and Zero Trust structures. In addition to the paper, we introduce complex mathematical models for evaluating risks and measuring security, along with improved algorithms for making access control and anomaly detection quick and efficient. We verify the effectiveness of existing measures to protect data by means of intensive case analyses of leading cloud services and practical analyses of indicators of the performance of security. The conclusion emphasizes important research avenues especially with respect to quantum resistant cryptology and the expansion of autonomous security systems.

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