Securing the Cloud: Integrating Zero Trust, Threat Detection, and Encryption

Palukuri, Bhanu Prakash (2025) Securing the Cloud: Integrating Zero Trust, Threat Detection, and Encryption. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

The expansion of cloud computing has widened the different operations and, at the same time, appears to increase the incidence of security risks since the traditional framework is inadequate in identifying the activities of child misuse of credentials, insider attack, and information exfiltration. In order to investigate the embedded integration of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), Threat detection, and encrypted data processing to promote the security of cloud-based enterprise settings, this research paper introduces an in-depth analysis based on perceived inputs. The supplementary laboratory simulations are provided under discrete cloud setups as an imitation of credential abuse, lateral movement, and controlled strain situations.

The performance overhead of integrated security strategies, along with detection accuracy and containment capabilities, is evaluated at the empirical level. The work is conducted in strict alignment with the protocols set in the field of research and took the ethical responsibility on itself, such that confidential information is anonymised with full control to ensure no confidential information was disclosed. The mechanisms of institutional governance ensure the audit controls of the investigative process. The result is predicted to be a unified security level achieved by the integration of all the advantages of ZTA, system surveillance, and encryption. This theoretical framework is designed to close the gap between theoretical studies and their practical application by outlining a systematic approach toward the development of the integration of Zero-Trust-Architecture, proactive monitoring, and encryption technologies.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Supervisors:	Name Email Gupta, Shaguna UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Zero Trust Architecture; Threat Detection; Encrypted Data Processing; Cloud Security; Cyber Threat Simulation
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Cloud computing Q Science > QA Mathematics > Computer software > Computer Security T Technology > T Technology (General) > Information Technology > Computer software > Computer Security
Divisions:	School of Computing > Master of Science in Cloud Computing
Depositing User:	Ciara O'Brien
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2026 09:42
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2026 09:42
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/9727

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