A Security Framework for Cloud Based E- Governance System

The exponential growth of Cloud computing is changing the way organizations are functioning now a days. A Cloud based system changes the services seamlessly without expending much time and resources in setting up new systems. Apart from this, there are lots of benefits like scalability, significant cost reduction, high availability and quality in a Cloud based System. Although there are many advantages of Cloud computing, issues related with Security & Privacy are some of the major challenges, which needs to be addressed for the successful deployment of a Cloud based System. Therefore, it is absolutely critical to have a robust Security services fully implemented based on Security Framework/Guidelines. At present there are a number of standard Security Framework/Guidelines like ISO 27001/27002, NIST 800-53, but all these standards are in evolving stage for the Cloud Computing Environment. Apart from this, the security requirements of an organization also vary based on specific Security risks of the Organization. This paper first introduces a new set of Security Control Principles called e-Government Security Matrix (EGSM) specially for the Cloud based e-Governance Systems and then proposes a new e Governance Security Framework (EGSF).