Side Channel Attacks in Cloud Computing

Abstract

Cloud computing is used for storing and managing information using the remote servers, which is hosted on the internet instead of storing it in a normal server or personal computer. The main purpose of why most of the companies use the cloud for storing and managing data is to not have to pay money for storing data. The main aim is to allow users to benefit from all technologies. Virtualization is considered to be the main technology of cloud computing. Several privacy concerns are caused by the cloud because the service provider can access the data at any time. Cloud providers can also share the information for the purpose of law and order. The information gathered from the physical implementation is called a side channel attack. Some technical knowledge is required for side channel attacks and these attacks are based on statistical methods. It works by monitoring the security critical operations. The side channel attack is based on the information which is leaking and the information which is kept secret.