The word Cloud computing is the most prominent word in the contemporary world of information technology. This model has changed the entire domain of computing due to its reliability, validity, and economic nature. Over the last decade, cloud computing has given the pace to Information Technology. With this rapid growth in this sector, various security issues have been addressed and concerns regarding the security of information. With the information increment in cloud platform, security concerns are also to be considered. Due to these security concerns, there is a lack of investment inclination in this sector from the organizations.[1]. The present research paper aims to investigate the knowledge and attitude towards the security concerns in cloud computing. Methods: Qualitative analysis and quantitative survey methods have been adopted for the present research paper. Findings: The findings of the survey reveal that effective laws and policies are required for the security and privacy in cloud computing. Cloud computing has the potential for improving efficiency, cost, and convenience for the universities, especially in higher education (67.3%) (Q3); cloud computing deployment model is more suitable for higher educational institutions (52%) (Q4); In global scenario as well as in higher education institutions in Saharanpur security concerns are major barrier in clod computing. The survey indicated that most of the respondents (70%) agreed that privacy and confidentiality are the issues which make immediate attention of lawmaker in the cloud computing (Q9).

Cloud computing, Data privacy, Security concern