Data Classification for achieving Security in cloud computing

Data is the valuable asset and of great concerns when moving towards the cloud. Data privacy and security is the active area of research and experimentations in cloud computing. Data leakage and privacy protection is becoming crucial for many organizations moving on to cloud. Data can be of various types and degree of protection required for all the data is also varies. Here we are proposing a classification technique that defines various parameters. Parameters are defined based on various dimensions. Data security can be provided based on the level and the required protection. Corresponding security provisions at the storage can be applied based on data set classified as per the dimensions. The efficiency of the proposed classification scheme is analyzed with the sample dataset collected. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.