Chapter The Cloud “How About $10 Per Terabyte.” • • • • Lease storage capacity from third party All incoming data from drones automatically uploaded Average monthly storage costs cut at least 50% Power savings, backup time saved, no new hardware configuration • One-time set up and development costs Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-2 Study Questions Q1: Why is the cloud the future for most organizations? Q2: What network technology supports the cloud? Q3: How does the cloud work? Q4: How organizations use the cloud? Q5: How can Falcon Security use the cloud? Q6: How can organizations use cloud services securely? Q7: 2026? Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-3 Q1: Why Is the Cloud the Future for Most Organizations? • The Cloud – Elastic leasing of pooled computer resources via Internet – Elastic Automatically adjusts for unpredictable demand, Limits financial risks – Pooled Same physical hardware Economies of scale Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-4 Example of a Video Banner Ad Customer Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-5 Pooled • Economies of scale – Average cost decreases as size of operation increases – Major cloud vendors operate enormous data centers (Web farms) Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-6 • Apple Data Center in Maiden, NC Billion-dollar facility contains more than 500,000 sq ft Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-7 Why Is the Cloud Preferred to In-House Hosting? Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-8 Why Is the Cloud Preferred to In-House Hosting? (cont'd) Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-9 Why Now? Cheap processors, essentially free data communication and storage Virtualization technology Internet-based standards enable flexible, standardized processing capabilities Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-10 Remote Access Using VPN: Apparent Connection Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-44 Private Cloud for Inventory and Other Applications Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-45 Accessing Private Cloud over a Virtual Private Network Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-46 Using A Virtual Private Cloud Subset of a Public Cloud With Highly Restricted, Secure Access Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-47 Q7: 2026 • • • • • Cloud services faster, more secure, easier to use, cheaper Fewer organizations own their computing infrastructure More pooling of servers across organizations Overall size of the cloud gets bigger Individuals, small businesses, large organizations obtain elastic resources at very low cost • Cloud fosters new categories of work Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-48 Q7: 2026 (cont’d) • Remote action systems – Telediagnosis – Telesurgery – Telelaw enforcement – Provide services in dangerous locations – Watch top-notch performers and performances Reduces value of local mediocrity Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-49 So What? "Net Neutrality Enabled" • ISPs little control over amount, type, or origin of content • 30% of U.S Internet traffic during peak hours associated with using Netflix • Net neutrality – – – – All users and content providers treated equally No “fast” or “slow” lanes ISPs not allowed to block, or slow, content associated with competitors ISPs can’t charge heavy Internet users additional fees or taxes Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-50 FCC Approved New Regulations (2015) • Renders Internet a utility • Complaint: Interfering with free markets – ISPs argue loss of potential revenue stream inhibits infrastructure development, limits growth, and stifles innovation • Larger war on net neutrality may have only just begun! Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-51 Security Guide: From Anthem to Anathema • Greater accessibility data more accessible to hackers 80 million customers affected – Stole names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and salaries – Stored in plain text – Lawsuits filed • Premera Blue Cross – Bank-account and medical data of 11 million customers Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-52 Guide: Is It Spying or Just Good Management? • 92% of employers monitor employees’ email, telephone, and Internet use – Key loggers – Log files – Packet sniffers – Text mining • First Amendment – Preserves free speech regarding laws Congress may enact, limited protection for federal employees – Does not protect you at work Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-53 Active Review Q1: Why is the cloud the future for most organizations? Q2: What network technology supports the cloud? Q3: How does the cloud work? Q4: How organizations use the cloud? Q5: How can Falcon Security use the cloud? Q6: How can organizations use cloud services securely? Q7: 2026? Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-54 Case Study 6: FinQloud Forever … Well, At Least For The Required Interval … • Securities and Exchange Commission (1937) • Securities brokers' records must be stored on media that cannot be altered • Interpreted to enable storage of records on read-write medium, provided it includes software to prohibit data alteration (2003) Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-55 Components of the FinQloud System Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-56 FinQloud Forever … (cont'd) • Creates “finger print” based on content of record • SEC specifically excludes extrinsic controls: – Authentication, passwords, and manual procedures, – Believes such systems to could be readily misused to overwrite records • When properly configured, meets requirements of SEC’s Rule17a-3) and similar rules of Commodities Futures Trading Commission Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 6-57 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc ... Sample of Commerce Server Page Commerce server requests shoe data from DBMS DBMS reads from database, returns data to commerce server Commerce server formats Web page with data and sends html... 165.193.123.253 • Domain name – Unique name affiliated with a public IP address – Dynamic affiliation of domain names with IP addresses – Multiple domain names for same IP address •URL (Uniform Resource... Education, Inc 6-15 Abbreviations Used for Communications and Computer Memory Speeds • • • • Communications equipment, K(ilo) = 1,000, not 1,024 (as for memory); M( ega) = 1,000,000, not 1,024 × 1,024;