Modelling secure cloud computing systems from a security requirements perspective

Shaun Shei; Christos Kalloniatis; Haralambos Mouratidis; Aidan Delaney

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-44341-6_4

Modelling secure cloud computing systems from a security requirements perspective

Shaun Shei, Christos Kalloniatis, Haralambos Mouratidis, Aidan Delaney

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Abstract

This paper presents a cloud modelling language for defining essential cloud properties, enabling the modelling and reasoning about security issues in cloud environments from a requirements engineering perspective. The relationship between cloud computing and security aspects are described through a meta-model, aligning concepts from cloud computing and security requirements engineering. The central concept of the proposed approach is built around cloud services, where the propagation of relationships from a social perspective, abstract software processes and the foundational infrastructure layer are captured. The proposed concepts are applied on a running example throughout the paper to demonstrate how developers are able to capture and model cloud concepts across multiple conceptual layers, facilitating the understanding of cloud security requirements and the design of security-embedded cloud systems to realise organisational needs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business - 13th International Conference, TrustBus 2016, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Pages	48-62
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9783319443409
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44341-6_4
Publication status	Published - 6 Aug 2016
Event	13th International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business, TrustBus 2016 - Porto, Portugal Duration: 7 Sept 2016 → 7 Sept 2016

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9830 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business, TrustBus 2016
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	7/09/16 → 7/09/16

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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44341-6_4

Keywords

Cloud computing
Cloud security
Cloud security requirements
Modelling language
Security requirements engineering

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Shei, S., Kalloniatis, C., Mouratidis, H., & Delaney, A. (2016). Modelling secure cloud computing systems from a security requirements perspective. In Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business - 13th International Conference, TrustBus 2016, Proceedings (pp. 48-62). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9830 LNCS). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44341-6_4

Shei, Shaun ; Kalloniatis, Christos ; Mouratidis, Haralambos et al. / Modelling secure cloud computing systems from a security requirements perspective. Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business - 13th International Conference, TrustBus 2016, Proceedings. Springer-Verlag, 2016. pp. 48-62 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Shei, S, Kalloniatis, C, Mouratidis, H & Delaney, A 2016, Modelling secure cloud computing systems from a security requirements perspective. in Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business - 13th International Conference, TrustBus 2016, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 9830 LNCS, Springer-Verlag, pp. 48-62, 13th International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business, TrustBus 2016, Porto, Portugal, 7/09/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44341-6_4

Modelling secure cloud computing systems from a security requirements perspective. / Shei, Shaun; Kalloniatis, Christos; Mouratidis, Haralambos et al.
Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business - 13th International Conference, TrustBus 2016, Proceedings. Springer-Verlag, 2016. p. 48-62 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9830 LNCS).

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