Advanced Machine Learning Techniques for Enhancing Data Security in Cloud Computing Systems

In the age of cloud computing, data stored and processed in the cloud must be secure. This study examines how powerful machine learning can secure cloud computing data. Three trials assessed different machine learning models in this setting. Experiment 1 used a Random Forest model and achieved 95% accuracy, 0.92 precision, 0.96 recall, and 0.94 F1 Score. This shows that the model can accurately categorize security threats with a good balance of true and false positives. A Deep Neural Network (DNN) improved accuracy to 97% in Experiment 2. Precision, recall, and F1 Score values of 0.94, 0.98, and 0.96 demonstrate the DNN’s ability to discriminate threats from normal activity. The model captures complicated patterns well, making it a powerful cloud security tool. Security analysis using reinforcement learning, specifically Q-learning, was introduced in Experiment 3. The model’s 88% detection rate showed its capacity to identify threats, but its 0.05 false positive rate created a tradeoff between true and false positives. With the 0.12 false negative rate, one can infer improvements in threat detection accuracy. These results indicate that state-of-the-art machine learning is capable of protecting cloud data. The Random Forest and Deep Neural Network models have very high accuracy balanced with reasonable precision-recall trade-offs, whereas reinforcement learning through Qlearning shows promise but needs modification to improve the model’s performance in terms of both accuracy and false positive rates. While rising threats need constant adaptation and learning, the model should also fulfill security needs. This study helps formulate a secure cloud computing infrastructure that can stand threats of change.