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@article{188614,
        author = {Suraj Kumar and Dr. Priyanka Vashisht},
        title = {Cloud Security: Challenges and Solutions},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {2307-2312},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=188614},
        abstract = {Cloud computing has become a fundamental component of modern IT infrastructure, transforming how businesses store, process, and manage data. However, its architecture characterized by being shared, distributed, and highly virtualized introduces a range of serious security concerns that challenge traditional defense mechanisms. This comprehensive review paper aims to systematically examine the major cloud security challenges that enterprises face today, alongside detailed analyses of contemporary threat models, key vulnerabilities, proven mitigation strategies, and real-world practical applications of secure cloud frameworks. To enhance understanding and provide analytical depth, the paper incorporates additional diagrams and insightful visualizations, such as the Cloud Architecture Layered Model and the STRIDE Threat Model Wheel. The core focus areas of this review include Cloud Computing principles, Cyber Security frameworks, effective Data Protection methods, the specifics of the STRIDE Model techniques for Virtualization Security, best practices for Identity and Access Management (IAM), the role of Encryption, and securing diverse Cloud Applications.},
        keywords = {Cloud Computing, Cyber safety, information safety, STRIDE model, Virtualization safety, IAM, Encryption, Cloud programs.},
        month = {December},
        }