Research Analysis of Cyber Attacks in Cloud Computing Domains with Suitable Solutions

Abstract

The last few years will surely enter in the history of IT Security. The period highlighted the introduction of STUXNET, the first malware able to take the control of low-level industrial devices. STUXNET was conceived to take the control of a particular device which is a centrifuge of nuclear power plants. This fact made everybody reflect on the fact that cyber-security was not anymore a matter of securing servers and software, company data and continuity, but a matter of citizen safety. In a few days, the world understood that all our critical infrastructures (electric grids, water grids, gas and oil pipelines, air traffic control systems, hospital networks etc.) are indeed vulnerable to cyber attacks. It is the need of the hour to combat all forms of cyber attacks with a professional bent of mind and by utilizing effective control measures to retaliate cyber attacks in cloud computing environments in particular.
Keywords: STUXNET; Distributed Denial of Service; Managed Service Providers (MSPs); Video Game Attacks; Host Security; Network Availibility; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Cyber Threat Intelligence