Title :
Security Concerns in Popular Cloud Storage Services
Author :
Cheng-Kang Chu ; Wen-Tao Zhu ; Jin Han ; Liu, J.K. ; Jia Xu ; Jianying Zhou
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
The authors provide a systematic security analysis on the sharing methods of three major cloud storage and synchronization services: Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft SkyDrive. They show that all three services have security weaknesses that may result in data leakage without users´ awareness.
Keywords :
cloud computing; security of data; synchronisation; Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SkyDrive; cloud storage services; data leakage; security concerns; security weaknesses; sharing methods; synchronization services; systematic security analysis; Cloud computing; Computer security; Cryptography; Electronic mail; Privacy; Storage automation; cloud storage; data leakage; data sharing; pervasive computing; security and privacy;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2013.72
