Evaluating Emerging Threats in Cloud Security: A Penetration Testing Methodology

1. Introduction 1.1 Background of Cloud Security 1.2 Importance of Penetration Testing 1.3 Objectives of the Study 2. Literature Review 2.1 Cloud Security Challenges 2.2 Current Threat Landscape 2.3 Existing Penetration Testing Approaches 3. Theoretical Framework 3.1 Security Models for Cloud Computing 3.2 Risk Assessment in Cloud Environments 3.3 Penetration Testing Methodologies 4. Methodology 4.1 Research Design 4.2 Data Collection Techniques 4.3 Data Analysis Procedures 5. Threat Identification 5.1 Emerging Threat Categories 5.2 Vulnerability Discovery Techniques 5.3 Tools for Threat Detection 6. Penetration Testing Strategies 6.1 Planning and Reconnaissance 6.2 Exploiting Identified Vulnerabilities 6.3 Post-exploitation and Reporting 7. Evaluation of Methodology 7.1 Case Study Analysis 7.2 Comparative Analysis with Traditional Methods 7.3 Limitations and Challenges 8. Conclusion and Recommendations 8.1 Summary of Findings 8.2 Future Directions in Cloud Security 8.3 Best Practices for Penetration Testing