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ITL Bulletin

Guidelines for Improving Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing

Date Published: March 2012

Author(s)

Shirley Radack (NIST)

Abstract

Keywords

cloud computing; computer security; cyber security; information security; information systems; information technology (IT); information technology outsourcing; NIST Special Publications; privacy; risk analysis; risk management; security controls; security management; threats; vulnerabilities
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
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Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
03/28/12: ITL Bulletin (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

privacy

Technologies

cloud & virtualization