Cloud Security Mechanisms for Data Protection: A Survey
Cloud computing has evolved over the years in providing various services to the end
users. The cloud features makes it acceptable by the industries in leveraging most of its
applications in to the cloud. Security concerns exist in most cloud platforms and are prone
to various attacks. This paper focuses on various security mechanisms that are provided in
the enterprises and also discusses few of the common security mechanisms like
authentication, authorization, encryption and access control. The methods deployed within
each security mechanisms are also analyzed.