International Journal of Future Generation Distributed Systems (IJFGDS) https://iartc.net/index.php?journal=computer <div><br /><div><hr class="system-pagebreak" /></div><p>International Journal of Future Generation Distributed Systems (IJFGDS) is a <span>quarterly </span> refereed open access international journal for scientific papers dealing in all areas of computer science and technology</p></div><div>International Journal of Future Generation Distributed Systems (IJFGDS) is an international forum for scientists and engineers involved in all aspects of computer science and technology to publish high quality and refereed papers. Papers reporting original research and innovative applications from all parts of the world are welcome. Papers for publication in the journal are selected through rigorous peer review, to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability. 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Thank you for your interest and contribution to IJFGDS .</div><table width="90%" cellspacing="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td width="514"><p><strong><span style="color: #993300;">International Journal of Future Generation Distributed Systems (IJFGDS)</span></strong></p><p><strong>|</strong><strong></strong><strong>Call for papers </strong><strong>(</strong><strong>Due : December<strong><strong> 1</strong></strong><strong>0</strong><strong>, 20</strong><strong>23</strong></strong><strong>)</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Publication Date : December<strong> </strong>30, 2023</p><p><strong>Submit : <a href="/index.php?journal=computer&amp;page=about&amp;op=submissions#onlineSubmissions" target="_self">Manuscript Submission</a></strong><strong> </strong><img src="/Arrow_Left_Rotating.gif" alt="" width="60" height="40" align="middle" border="0" /><strong> </strong><img src="/Receiving.gif" alt="" width="120" height="18" align="middle" border="0" /></p><p>Volume Number: Vol.1, No.4</p><p><span><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Special Issues : (1) Innovative Applications for the Cloud  (2)  Security and Privacy in Cloud Computing</strong></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div> en-US International Journal of Future Generation Distributed Systems (IJFGDS) The copyright of a submitted article is only transferred to the publishers if and when the article is accepted for publication. ISPC: An Information Security, Privacy, and Compliance Readiness Model for Cloud Computing Services https://iartc.net/index.php?journal=computer&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=113 Cloud computing services and their delivery model enable cloud customers to obtain convenient, on-demand provisioning of configurable information technology (IT) resources with minimal investment. Organizations seeking to dramatically reduce costs, increase the speed of software testing and development, and gain agility in adapting to changes are motivated to adopt this new approach to IT services based on a pay-as-you-use model. However, cloud-specific information security, privacy, and compliance (ISPC) risks are a serious concern when migrating to the cloud. In addition, a comprehensive methodology is lacking for assessing the readiness of cloud information security, privacy, and compliance programs. Therefore, we propose an ISPC readiness model for evaluating the readiness of an organization to effectively and efficiently counter cloud threats and address compliance violations. This model includes guidelines and tools to support ISPC readiness evaluation and optimization when migrating to or employing cloud computing services. It also incorporates our prior work on risk assessment of cloud assets via the systems security engineering capability maturity model (SSE-CMM).<strong> </strong> Fahad F Alruwaili T. Aaron Gulliver Copyright (c) 2014-11-30 2014-11-30 4 4 Safeguarding the Cloud: An Effective Risk Management Framework for Cloud Computing Services https://iartc.net/index.php?journal=computer&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=1-11 Cloud computing services have attracted the attention of many organizations seeking flexible, simple, and efficient system development, operation, and support. The cost advantages of cloud services motivate the outsourcing of IT systems to the cloud. However, there is a lack of awareness of the security risks associated with cloud services. These risks and the associated threats could jeopardize the success and even the survivability of organizations that adopt cloud services. To address this issue, a risk management framework is proposed in this paper which leverages the previously proposed security operations center as a service (SOCaaS) combined with a secure service level agreement (SecSLA) to provide security requirements and compliance. The framework is self-aware of the organization assets and the associated security risks and vulnerabilities. Automated tools are provided to identify, classify, evaluate, and control the information security and data privacy of cloud systems and services. The proposed framework supports cloud protection by identifying threats and vulnerabilities in cloud systems and recommending steps to ensure their confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA). Fahad F Alruwaili T. Aaron Gulliver Copyright (c) 2014-09-28 2014-09-28 4 4 Synthesis of ZnO Nanorods using Hydrothermal Method for Natural Dye Sensitized Photovoltaic Cell https://iartc.net/index.php?journal=computer&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=87 The synthesis and fabrication of ZnO nanorod based natural dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell is reported. Seed layers were deposited on glass / ITO substrates using sol gel dip coating method with zinc acetate dihydrate as starting material. ZnO nanorods were synthesized on induced seeds by hydrothermal method using hexamethylenetetramine as a precipitant and zinc nitrate as source at 90°C. The crystal structure, orientation and surface morphology were investigated by X-Ray diffractometer and Scanning Electron Microscopy. Optical properties were studied using UV-visible spectroscopy. Prepared ZnO nanorods were employed as wide band gap semiconductor to construct dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells. Various natural dyes, extracted from natural plants such as leaves and flowers were used as sensitizers for natural dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells. The fill factor and solar-light-to-electricity conversion efficiency were obtained. S. Kumar Copyright (c) 2014-02-28 2014-02-28 4 4 Reliable Resource Discovery Approaches for Grid Environments https://iartc.net/index.php?journal=computer&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=6 Resource discovery is one of the most important services affecting grid performance. Because of inherent characteristics of grid environments such as heterogeneity, dynamicity and scalability, usually grid resource discovery approaches deal with some challenges to be efficient. One of the most important challenges is reliability and stability of resource discovery in grid environment. The main approaches of resource discovery in grid environments include centralized, hierarchical, structured/unstructured peer-to-peer, and super-peer/cluster. This paper investigates the challenges of above grid resource discovery approaches related to reliability and stability of the system. Also, the main techniques used to tackle with these challenges in different approaches are represented. Mahdi MollaMotalebi Raheleh Maghami Abdul Samad Ismail Aboamama Atahar Ahmed Copyright (c) 2014-02-28 2014-02-28 4 4