A Comprehensive Survey: Exploring Current Trends and Challenges in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems in the Cloud Computing Paradigm

The rapid evolution of internet technologies has led to a significant proliferation of connected devices, expanding the potential attack surface. This necessitates the implementation of effective countermeasures to safeguard network infrastructures against the detrimental impacts of cyber-attacks. Hence, it is crucial to differentiate personal information and cloud computing worldwide, and to implement specific policies and regulations for information security. The main aim of the security policy and framework in cloud computing is safeguarding users and data, optimizing task operations, ensuring compliance, and setting user behavior standards. Additionally, IDPS-Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems have gained widespread adoption as solutions for monitoring and analyzing network traffic, identifying anomalies, thereby detecting and preventing the ongoing adversarial activities, which play a crucial role in triggering alerts and autonomously blocking traffic from malicious sources. This study provides a comprehensive outline for a security policy in cloud computing with a focus on critical security tools, policies, and services, placing a particular emphasis on cloud environments to meet the organizational adoption requirements. By establishing vital connections between prerequisites, legal considerations, analytical techniques, and IDPS to mitigate threats, this research study provides strategic recommendations for cloud computing security policies.