Standard

Recommendation ITU-T X.1642 provides generic operational security guidelines for cloud computing from the perspective of cloud service providers (CSPs). It analyses the security requirements and metrics for the operation of cloud computing. A set of security measures and detailed security activities for the daily operation and maintenance are provided to help CSPs mitigate security risks and address security challenges for the operation of cloud computing.

Recommendation ITU-T X.1641 provides generic security guidelines for the cloud service customer (CSC) data in cloud computing. It analyses the CSC data security lifecycle and proposes security requirements at each stage of the data lifecycle. Furthermore, Recommendation ITU-T X.1641 provides guidelines on when each control should be used for best security practice.

Recommendation ITU-T X.1601 describes the security framework for cloud computing. The Recommendation analyses security threats and challenges in the cloud computing environment, and describes security capabilities that could mitigate these threats and address security challenges. A framework methodology is provided for determining which of these security capabilities will require specification for mitigating security threats and addressing security challenges for cloud computing. Appendix I provides a mapping table on how a particular security threat or challenge is addressed by one or more corresponding security capabilities.

Cloud computing

Recommendation ITU-T M.3371 defines the general and functional management requirements that support service management in a cloud-aware telecommunication management system (see Recommendation ITU-T M.3070) and provides a functional framework for service management in a cloud-aware telecommunication management system.

Recommendation ITU-T M.3372 introduces a functional framework and functional requirements for resource management in cloud-aware telecommunication management systems. It provides the composition of the functional framework and the functions of each component in the framework. In this Recommendation, the general background and status of cloud computing management are also analysed. The benefit of introducing a functional framework and functional requirements for resource management in cloud-aware telecommunication management systems is also explained.

In accordance with the functional reference architecture of cloud computing that was defined in Recommendation ITU-T Y.3502, Recommendation ITU-T Q.3914 specifies the functional reference architecture of cloud computing according to Recommendation ITU-T Y.3500. This Recommendation provides a set of parameters that indicate the status and event of a cloud computing system, including resource layer, service layer and access layer.