Security Engineering for Cloud Computing : Approaches and Tools

Applying software engineering to Cloud computing is a primary aspect to obtain a systematic approach to the development, operation and maintenance of software. As a result, there is a need to examine and propose security solutions for cloud computing in order to improve the quality and security of all services, applications, and tools based on cloud computing. Security Engineering for Cloud Computing: Approaches and Tools provides a theoretical and academic description of Cloud security issues, methods, tools and trends for developing secure software for Cloud services and applications. This book is a comprehensive collection including a wide range of existing problems and challenges that would be useful in both the academic and research world.

David G. Rosado has an MSc and PhD. in Computer Science from the University of Málaga (Spain) and from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), respectively. His research activities are focused on security for Information Systems and Cloud Computing. He has published several papers in national and international conferences on these subjects and he is co-editor of a book and chapter books. Author of several manuscripts in national and international journals (Information Software Technology, System Architecture, Network and Computer Applications, etc.), He is a member of the GSyA research group of the Information Systems and Technologies Department at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, in Ciudad Real, Spain.

Daniel Mellado holds a PhD and MSc in Computer Science from the Castilla- La Mancha University (Spain) and holds a degree in Computer Science from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain) and he is Certified Information System Auditor by ISACA (Information System Audit and Control Association). He is Assistant Professor of the Department of Information Technologies and Systems at the Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain). He participates at the GSyA research group of the Department of Information Technologies and Systems at the Castilla- La Mancha University. He is civil servant at the Spanish Tax Agency (in Madrid, Spain), where he works as IT Auditor Manager. His research activities are security governance, security requirements engineering, security in cloud computing, security in information systems, secure software process improvement and auditory, quality and product lines. He has several dozens of papers in national and international conferences, journals and magazines on these subjects and co-author of several chapter books. He belongs to various professional and research associations (ASIA, ISACA, ASTIC, ACTICA, etc).

Eduardo Fernández-Medina holds a PhD. and an MSc. in Computer Science from the University of Sevilla. He is associate Professor at the Escuela Superior de Informática of the University of Castilla-La Mancha at Ciudad Real (Spain), his research activity being in the field of security in databases, datawarehouses, web services and information systems and also in security metrics. Fernández-Medina is co-editor of several books and chapter books on these subjects and has several dozens of papers in national and international conferences (DEXA, CAISE, UML, ER, etc.). Author of several manuscripts in national and international journals (Information Software Technology, Computers And Security, Information Systems Security, etc.), he is director of the GSyA research group of the Information Systems and Technologies Department at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, in Ciudad Real, Spain. He belongs to various professional and research associations (ATI, AEC, ISO, IFIP WG11.3 etc.).

Mario Piattini is MSc and PhD in Computer Science from the Politechnical University of Madrid. He is certified information system auditor by ISACA (Information System Audit and Control Association). He is Associate Professor at the Escuela Superior de Informática of the Castilla- La Mancha University (Spain). He is author of several books and papers on databases, security, software engineering and information systems. He leads the ALARCOS research group of the Department of Information Technologies and Systems at the University of Castilla- La Mancha, in Ciudad Real (Spain). His research interests are: advanced database design, database quality, software metrics, object-oriented metrics and software maintenance.