Secure Cloud-Based Architectures for Protecting National Financial and Critical Infrastructure Systems

Authors

  • Dinesh Yeligandla

Keywords:

Cloud-Based Architecture, National Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cybersecurity, Financial System Security.

Abstract

In a time of increasing cyber threats and digital interconnectedness, protecting national financial systems and critical infrastructure — including power supplies, shipment routes and government data — is mission-critical. In this paper, we introduce a powerful, scalable, and resilient cloud architecture to protect these high-value targets. By utilizing next-gen technologies like zero-trust frameworks, AI-driven threat detection, blockchain for transactional integrity, and multi-cloud redundancy, the proposed model strengthens the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of the underlying data. This architecture enables proactive defense, swift incident response, and compliance with national cybersecurity directives by incorporating policy-aware orchestration and ongoing risk evaluation. The fate of national resilience? It is up in the cloud—secure, smart, sovereign.

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Published

12.12.2023

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Dinesh Yeligandla. (2023). Secure Cloud-Based Architectures for Protecting National Financial and Critical Infrastructure Systems. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 11(11s), 720 –. Retrieved from https://www.ijisae.org/index.php/IJISAE/article/view/7411

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Vol. 11 No. 11s (2023)

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Research Article

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