OUTLINE
ABSTRACT (4-6 sentences)
· A brief summary of a research article
· Understand the purpose of the paper
INTRODUCTION (1-2)
· Introduce the topic
· Multi-Cloud for example (what is it)
· Define the topic
· References that defines your topic
· Define what the paper is about (your topic with security) and the general problem (not specific here, just general)
ISSUES (3-4 pages)
· Concern 1 and why (Ex. Authentication
· Concern 2 and why (Ex. Ransomware
· Concern 3 and why (Ex. Email Integrity
· Add your statistics with concerns or separate
COUNTERMEASURES (2-4 pages)
· How do we address it (Countermeasures, fix, eliminate it, remove it, slow it down)
· How do you address Concern 1
· How do you address Concern 2
· How do you address Concern 3
SUMMARY
Summary (half page)
· A concise restatement of what you just wrote
· Re-introduce the topic
· Brief summary of the concern or concerns
· Brief update of how the overall problem can be solved
· What knowledge has the reader now acquired
REFERENCES
· References (minimum 8 references) with matching in-text citations