This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent

This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent AbstractCloud computing offers scalable on-demand services toconsumers with greater flexibility and lesser infrastructure investment. Since Cloud services are delivered using classical network protocols and formats over the Internet, implicit vulnerabilities existent in these protocols as well as threats introduced by newer architectures raise many securityand privacy concerns. In this paper, we survey factors affecting Cloud computing adoption, vulnerabilities,and attacks, and identify relevant solution directives to strengthen security and privacyin Cloud environment.

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