Blockchain-Based Framework of Cybersecurity in Cloud Data Protection using APA-style in-text citation

Abstract

The rapid irrepressible evolution of cloud computing services has not only transformed the manner in which industrial organizations save, manipulate and disseminate their data but has also generated significant cybersecurity issues. The traditional security measures such as access controls, encryption and intrusion detection systems are not inclined towards providing comprehensive security against the new and emerging cyber threats such as data breach, unauthorized access and insider attacks. Blockchain technology is an emerging technology that is decentralized, immutable, and transparent, which is a good alternative to enhance cloud data security. The paper will explain how the blockchain can be adopted into the cloud-based cybersecurity systems to protect sensitive data and ensure the integrity of data and secure access control. The study presents the potential of deploying smart contracts, consensus mechanisms, and cryptographic protocols in clouds through an examination of the secondary data in the form of published literature, case studies, and in-depth simulation. The discussion shows that blockchain-based systems may offer greater data credibility, detectability, and verifiability. Other challenges that are also discussed in the study include scalability, latency, and energy consumption that interfere with the practical use of blockchain solutions on clouds. The results indicate that the blockchain-enhanced with the current cloud security systems can make data security and compliance much better and more reliable and enable the development of more resilient and trusted cloud computing systems.