Role of security as the biggest challenge in adopting cloud computing in organizations

At the end of first decade of 21st century in IT world, we have seen the dehiscence of a new technology called cloud computing, leading companies in IT industry have tried to apply it as a customer service processes in which nowadays, the most superior of these companies use the cloud computing as an important competitive advantage to their equal companies. In spite of very important challenges, this relatively new technology, is growing and developing fast. At the advent of it, a lot of researchers thought that cloud computing will soon be comprehensive but recent research indicates that security is the biggest barrier facing this technology. In this study, it has been tried to investigate the security challenges of this technology and also why security caused lack of interest in IT managers and users of this technology. At first an introduction and definition of cloud computing will be discussed then the benefits and advantages of its use as well as its flaws and security problems have been expressed and finally a security analysis is submitted for it.