STRATUS
Returning Data Control to Users
Security Technologies Returning Accountability, Trust and User-centric Services in the Cloud
Project leaders believe STRATUS will create a whole new industry and put New Zealand on the cloud security map.

About us
STRATUS, led by the University of Waikato’s Dr Richard Nelson, is a six-year, $12.2 million cyber security project, funded by .
Security Technologies Returning Accountability, Trust and User-centric Services in the Cloud (STRATUS) will create a suite of novel security tools, techniques and capabilities which return control of data to Cloud computing users. The aim is to empower users to be able to control their security of their data in the Cloud and to give companies tools and services to sell.
STRATUS is executed by a team of leading Cloud security researchers and practitioners from , , and
Research Aims and Projects
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Research Aim 1 (RA1)Transparency and Auditability of Data Activities in Clouds |
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Research Aim 2 (RA2)Protection of Privacy of Data During Processing and Storing |
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Research Aim 3 (RA3)Awareness and Response to Anomalous Data Activities |
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Research Aim 4 (RA4)Resiliency and Recovery of Data |
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Research Aim 1 (RA1)Transparency and Auditability of Data Activities in Clouds |
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Research Aim 2 (RA2)Protection of Privacy of Data During Processing and Storing |
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Research Aim 3 (RA3)Awareness and Response to Anomalous Data Activities |
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Research Aim 4 (RA4)Resiliency and Recovery of Data |
Leading Research Institutes and Research Teams

The University of Waikato
(RA1 Leader)
(RA3 Leader)
(Research Fellow)
(Key Researcher)
(Research Programmer)
(Lecturer)
(Assistant Research Programmer)
Thye Way Phua
(PhD Student)

The University of Auckland
(RA2 Leader)
(Researcher)

Unitec Institute of Technology
(RA4 Leader)
(Key Researcher)

Cloud Security Alliance