A Survey on Privacy and Security in Mobile Cloud Computing

Mobile cloud computing (MCC) is one of the significant inventions in the field of information technology that empowers mobile applications by strengthening computational strength and storage in cloud-connected through the network. But there are several security issues while using MCC that are related to data security, partitioning, offloading, virtualization, mobile application or device, and privacy. Specifically, the security issues in educational institutions are rarely studied. This research aims to identify privacy and security issues while using MCC in educational institutions. Using Qualtrics, an online questionnaire survey is conducted for the study. The result illustrates that spam and network interruptions are the most prevalent security issues followed by viruses and phishing. The issues were found more prevalent in android operating system users and the methods being used to address the issues are not enough to maintain high-level security. Thus, a secure framework is required for safe MCC in educational institutions.