The topic identified is Cloud computing security issues that are experienced by organizations in the current environment. The reason for choosing the topic is that cloud computing is one of the disruptive technology, and there are various issues that are experienced through the use of this technology. One of the main issues is security challenges. Therefore, it drives me toward selecting the above topic since it's also in my specialization.

Cited problems

Insecurity issues in cloud computing technology are the main problem addressed in the literature review. Organizations that have implemented cloud computing technology in their operations have experienced insecurity issues discouraging the use of the technology despite its great impact on their operations. Other security issues of cloud computing include; lack of visibility in cloud applications, insecure interfaces and APIs, system vulnerabilities, and security compliance issues (Barona & Anita, 2017). However, the above problems need to be addressed to ensure maximum benefits are achieved. The increased cases of security breaches in organizations that have implemented cloud computing demonstrate how the problem is affecting organizations. Thus, the affected organizations are at the forefront in claiming the existence of the problem.

The population

Organizations are the main target population for cloud computing technology in the current environment. The reason is to enable them to deal with the increased data storage, support remote access to information, and creation of virtual teams. Therefore, organizations are the main consumers of cloud computing and have helped them achieve a competitive advantage in the current competitive environment. On the other hand, organizations are the main victim of the security issues associated with cloud computing technology (Barona & Anita, 2017). Thus, my main population would be organizations that have implemented cloud computing in their operations.

Methodology

To effectively address cloud computing security issues, I’m planning to conduct qualitative and quantitative studies. The qualitative study will help in understanding the attributes of security issues that organizations may experience, while the quantitative study will help in analyzing the security issues based on the statistics. Therefore, I find it necessary to use both qualitative and quantitative studies for the topic identified.

Related Article

The article's topic is cloud computing security challenges and solutions. The article is related to my topic; thus, there is a need to analyze the finding of the authors. The research questions in the article are what are the security loopholes? And what are the security requirements of an existing cloud system? The article also elaborates on the security goals in cloud computing which include; confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Based on the authors, the causes of security issues in cloud computing include poor security mechanisms, making the system vulnerable to attacks (Basu et al., 2018). Therefore, the authors recommend implementing security mechanisms such as encryption techniques and firewalls to enhance maximum security.

References

Basu, S., Bardhan, A., Gupta, K., Saha, P., Pal, M., Bose, M., ... & Sarkar, P. (2018, January). Cloud computing security challenges & solutions-A survey. In 2018 IEEE 8th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC) (pp. 347-356). IEEE.

Barona, R., & Anita, E. M. (2017, April). A survey on data breach challenges in cloud computing security: Issues and threats. In 2017 International Conference on Circuit, Power and Computing Technologies (ICCPCT) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.