Impact of Cybercrime on Enterprises in Cloud Computing Environment: A Review

Abstract

Cloud computing has also provided significant benefits to companies and individuals. With cost-effective services accessible anywhere on the earth with just the Internet, the cloud has been a great source of computing power, with thousands of servers connected to provide users with a better experience and speed. Security in the cloud is a big concern in current times. While the data is stored in the cloud, cybercriminals may find it easy to attack. Giant cloud companies, such as Amazon and Microsoft, have been working to mitigate the issue of cyber criminals by providing high network security. This paper will overview cyber criminal activities and their targeted attacks. Further, the positive impact of cloud computing against cyber attacks and feasible solutions are also part of this research. Finally, a comparative analysis of the proposed work is performed based on selected features to fill the gaps. The comparative analysis shows our work is considered more featurerich compared to current work to provide authenticity and flexibility for the reader regarding cloud computing enterprises.