This book presents a range of cloud computing security challenges and promising solution paths. In today’s modern age of information, new technologies are quickly emerging and being deployed into the field of information technology. Cloud computing is a tool that has proven to be a versatile piece of software within IT. Unfortunately, the high usage of Cloud has raised many concerns related to privacy, security, and data protection that have prevented cloud computing solutions from becoming the prevalent alternative for mission critical systems. Up-to-date research and current techniques are needed to help solve these vulnerabilities in cloud computing. Advances In Cloud Computing Security : Techniques And Applications is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the application of privacy and security in cloud computing.