Fog computing is an extension to cloud computing that inhibits its limitations and enhances its amenities. Being similar to cloud computing, it has some more fascinating features that escalate the overall performance of the system. It faces many new disputes besides those already inherited from cloud computing. Fog computing is actually a paradigm that provides services at the network's edge as it serves the end-users with data, applications, storing, and computing capabilities. Fog computing is a new breed in services and applications to the end-users by enabling the above features, hence making its security and privacy aspects much more challenging then the cloud computing. Further, in this chapter, the basic concepts of fog computing are discussed with its applications as a high lighting feature. In addition, discussion about the attacks that could setback the advantages of fog computing and some defense mechanisms to overcome the effects of these attack have been discussed, giving a comprehensive study of fog computing.
A Comprehensive Study of Security in Cloud Computing
