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Using the four CSPs you used for the week 3 Assignment, conduct additional research on information they provide to prospective customers on data security. Specifically look for protection while data is at rest (stored), while data is being processed, and while data is in transit. If you find that the original concerns still exist, provide an opinion on why there has been no change. If you find the concerns have been addressed, what contributed to the change? Also research and discuss encryption used by the CSP. What type do they use?
Lastly, include steps for confirming their data protection practices.

Note: Proper attention to spelling, punctuation, and grammar. All references and citations must be in APA or MLA format. You should be included a list of references at the end in addition to citing information taken from those references. This assignment should be a minimum of two pages. I attached week 3 Assignment.

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1 Overview Companies and organizations are moving to the cloud due to various reason are known to them. This depends on the type of services that the company’s want such infrastructure or software services. In general, the firm goes cloud due to the associated benefits such as cost-effective, reliability security among other. On the other hand, Cloud Service provider (CSP) offer their services depending on the category such as Platform as Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service or Software as service. (501, 2013) There are various top Cloud Service providers (CSPs), who provide the type of service on varying degrees. This can depend on cost security, functionality among other features of factors. Before a company decides on the best, they have to carry out a comparison and then choose the best. The top Four CSPS includes: i. Amazon Web services are set of cloud-based services. These services vary from deployments to support. Amazon provides all the categories of cloud-based services that is PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS. ii. Microsoft similarly to Amazon offers its cloud services such as Office 364 and others. iii. Oracle is an also a top Cloud Service provider which I had to consider for comparison. iv. Google also provide Google apps for business and other cloud-based services. Support This is one of the keys to having the best cloud service provider. The firm will and need to consider their support services before enrolling in their services. The support can vary depending on the need, such as the support for VM, regional support and other. In this, case Amazon Web TOP CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS 2 Services (AWS) has predefined regions where they have placed their VM and they do not give the user a choice on the region to have them placed. On the other hand, Google offers the regional support by giving the user an option to select the best region for them. Microsoft and Oracle services is similar to Amazon when it comes to regional support. (Posey, 2015) Storage Storage is a vital factor when it comes to seeking cloud service providers. Although storage need varies depending on the workload, various company’s offer it in varying degrees. Starting with Microsoft provides basic storage with some premium package in case of additional storage spaces. Google has three storage options including NoSQL, MYSQL, and cloud-based storage, each depending on the needs. Amazon, on the other hand, offers basic storage, which is flexible and scalable, just in case of additional storages. Oracle also offers several storage options depending on the need. Cost According to Weins 2017 Microsoft Azure, lead the pack with the lowest on demand and some discounted services. In the year 2017, for instance, AWS dropped their prices, in the same year Google also dropped their prices. It is important that company consider the cost and compare it with their competitor before committing themselves. (Weins, 2017) Others Other comparisons include connectivity, reliability security and the ease of use. Each of the company offers the above on varying bases such as basic connectivity, advanced network, full time back up and security features. TOP CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS 3 Figure 1 the top Cloud Service Provider Info graph Recommendation That it is important to have an internal consideration before embarking on searching the best cloud service provider. When you have done some internal consideration, they could then consider the amount of data/workload they would require, the level of security among others. The company should consider all the factors in relation to the level of services they expect.For instance; they should not consider cheap services from a CSP if the services are of high quality. Nevertheless, they should make a look at the following factors: i. Cost – Company and organization should consider the best of all in relation to the other factors. ii. Reliability – it is important to consider the provision of the services in a way that they will not let you down. iii. Also, consider availability. TOP CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS iv. Security- This an important factor and companies should be assured of. v. Storage among other factors. References 501, M. (2013, 7 29). Retrieved from http://www.channelfutures.com/msp-501/top-100-cloudservices-providers-list-2013-ranked-10-1 Posey, B. (2015, 5 4). Retrieved from https://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/feature/Compare-the-market-leadingpublic-cloud-providers Weins, K. (2017, 11 22). Retrieved from https://www.infoworld.com/article/3237566/cloudcomputing/cloud-pricing-comparison-aws-vs-azure-vs-google-vs-ibm.html 4
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Running Head: DATA SECURITY

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Data Security
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DATA SECURITY

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Data Security
Data is important to every organization due to its value. It is for this reason data has to be
protected to keep the organization safe and protect customers’ privacy. For the data to be
secure, all CSPs must ensure security during data storage, data processing, and transiting
data.
Data Protection
Amazon Web Services utilizes disk and file system encryption to secure stored data in their
data center. Disk encryption encrypts the entire block of the storage using secret keys. This
method operates below the file system level. It hides file information which includes name
and size as well as hiding the directory. It is for this reason disk encryption is termed as
operating system agnostic. Encrypting file system is a Microsoft extension that encrypts disk
in NTFS filing...


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