ABSTRACT
Cloud computing and other cloud-based computing platforms (e.g., fog computing and edge computing) are recent and popular computing approaches. Due to the nature, architecture and infrastructure of cloud-based computing, it is important to acknowledge the importance of cloud data security, privacy and compliance in an organizational context. This chapter presents a discussion of the key factors an organization is required to address in order to develop a cybersecurity strategy aligned with its organizational and business goals. The specific architectural contexts of cloud computing and cloud-based computing are considered from an information security and privacy point of view. The discussion in this chapter explores the key organizational, human and technological factors associated with data and information security, privacy and compliance, from the perspective of an organization that is adopting cloud-based computing.
