This book present the principles of cloud computing security. From a definition of terms to key issues for service contracts, it's a must-have companion for anyone charged with protecting cloud-based assets or using cloud-based security to protect traditional computing assets. The book integrates the authors? decades of experience in the IT industry with interviews of IT executives from cloud security companies and enterprises using cloud computing. Bringing together critical information from a variety of sources, this is an indispensible reference for IT professionals.