Cloud Computing Healthcare Systems
Towson University
Applied Information Technology
Research Paper
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Protecting Cloud Computing Healthcare Data
Information Technology Infrastructure
AIT 600.103
Dr. Raza Hasan
Fall 2014
UjwalRai 12-04-14
Abstract Healthcare organizations are tremendously adapting cloud computing system to their organization for storing sensitive information as well as applications. The efficiencies and cost-savings made possible by cloud environments directly support the need to slow the growth of healthcare costs. As cloud computing has created convenient, effective, and more efficient healthcare services to the people, the security level for protected health information has been listed on the top risk in cloud computing infrastructure. Millions of users are using the Cloud for various purposes, therefore healthcare and cloud service providers need to focus on adapting highly secure and protected data encryption algorithm in order to assure security of their personal or health related information stored in the cloud. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the safest and protected algorithm recommended by American Medical Association that healthcare provider need to adapt for the patients’ health related information. AES has been integrated by Intel into their software and hardware for healthcare information security.
Introduction
Cloud computing is a new computing model that lets an organization pay for only the resources they need, when they are needed. In cloud computing, the data, resources and applications exist on a “cloud” of Web servers, which creates a highly flexible environment for different units of an organization. Cloud Computing has been a new model for healthcare service and medical organizations to improve the delivery of healthcare service. It has enabled them to operate with greater efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and agility.
Though, healthcare is a highly regulated environment, and has
Applied Information Technology
Research Paper
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Protecting Cloud Computing Healthcare Data
Information Technology Infrastructure
AIT 600.103
Dr. Raza Hasan
Fall 2014
UjwalRai 12-04-14
Abstract Healthcare organizations are tremendously adapting cloud computing system to their organization for storing sensitive information as well as applications. The efficiencies and cost-savings made possible by cloud environments directly support the need to slow the growth of healthcare costs. As cloud computing has created convenient, effective, and more efficient healthcare services to the people, the security level for protected health information has been listed on the top risk in cloud computing infrastructure. Millions of users are using the Cloud for various purposes, therefore healthcare and cloud service providers need to focus on adapting highly secure and protected data encryption algorithm in order to assure security of their personal or health related information stored in the cloud. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the safest and protected algorithm recommended by American Medical Association that healthcare provider need to adapt for the patients’ health related information. AES has been integrated by Intel into their software and hardware for healthcare information security.
Introduction
Cloud computing is a new computing model that lets an organization pay for only the resources they need, when they are needed. In cloud computing, the data, resources and applications exist on a “cloud” of Web servers, which creates a highly flexible environment for different units of an organization. Cloud Computing has been a new model for healthcare service and medical organizations to improve the delivery of healthcare service. It has enabled them to operate with greater efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and agility.
Though, healthcare is a highly regulated environment, and has
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