Application of stealth computing in highly information-sensitive cloud environments
At a glance
- Project leader : Dr. Josef Spillner
- Co-project leader : Prof. Manar Abu Talib, Farhad Khalilnia, Prof. Qassim Nasir
- Deputy of project leader : Christof Marti
- Project team : Dr. Piyush Harsh
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : EU and other international programmes (Leading House Nordafrika und Mittlerer Osten)
- Project partner : University of Sharjah, Penta (Dubai)
- Contact person : Josef Spillner
Description
Highly information-sensitive domains such as banking, healthcare
and
government services have been reluctant to adopt cloud and
distributed
computing technologies since their wide-spread commercial inception
over
the past 12 years. In contrast, many other sectors such as
telecommunications and shops have embraced diverse cloud strategies
and
are able to benefit from their cost savings and their abilities
to
accommodate surge requests. Secure cloud and edge computing
strategies
are therefore key to broaden the applicability of modern
beneficial
technologies, such as resilient cloud-native applications with
data
persistence guarantees, to the reluctant sectors. On the other
hand,
many important technologies in the security domain, in particular
in
digital forensics, are increasingly developed for cloud
environments, or
their vendors have announced at least plans to do so. The
company
involved in this proposal from Dubai, Penta, is a pioneer in
world-wide
IT businesses specifically for the information-sensitive
market,
focusing on digital transformation and cyber-security. While
Penta
offers several cloud solutions, gaining capabilities in secure
cloud
computing and cloud-/edge-related cyber-security and autonomous
(self-learning) forensics would significantly boost its market
potential
to protect sensitive businesses and organisations in the cloud.
Previous
research results developed at the universities involved in this
proposal, ZHAW and University of Sharjah, contribute to the gaining
of
knowledge and tooling experience for this purpose.
Further information
Publications
-
2020.
Comparison and model of compression techniques for smart cloud log file handling [paper].
In:
2020 International Conference on Communications, Computing, Cybersecurity, and Informatics (CCCI).
International Conference on Communications, Computing, Cybersecurity, and Informatics (CCCI), Sharjah, UAE (online), 3-5 November 2020.
IEEE.
pp. 1-6.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/CCCI49893.2020.9256609