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General Cloud Security Recommendations

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This short chapter introduces a general list of recommendations for enhancing cloud security.

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Alani, M.M. (2016). General Cloud Security Recommendations. In: Elements of Cloud Computing Security. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41411-9_5

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