One of the reasons of the still limited adoption of Cloud Computing in the EU is the EU
customers' perceived lack of security and transparency in this technology. Cloud service …

In the context of cloud environments, data providers entrust their data to data consumers in
order to allow further computing on their own IT infrastructure. Usage control measures allow …

Continuous auditing reduces the frequency in which compliance is verified. This results in
more trustworthiness for the cloud service and therefore lowers the barrier of adopting cloud …

In the context of cloud environments, data providers entrust their data to data consumers in
order to allow further computing on their own IT infrastructure. Usage control measures allow …

Continuous certification of cloud services requires a high degree of automation in collecting
and evaluating evidences. Prior approaches to this topic are often specific to a cloud …

This thesis introduces a framework to design and represent minimally invasive tests to
support continuous certification of cloud services. Five example scenarios are presented to …