Cloudy with a Chance of Cyber Attacks: Top Threats Facing the Cloud Today
Cloud security is under siege, and attackers are getting more creative than a toddler with a crayon. From vulnerability exploitation to social engineering campaigns, the cloud faces threats that could make even the most robust security teams break a sweat. It’s time for organizations to step up their game to protect the cloud.
Hot Take:
Cloud security is starting to feel like a cosmic dance-off between attackers and defenders. Just when you think you’ve nailed the choreography, someone throws in a new move, and suddenly you’re back to square one, trying not to trip over your own feet. With each passing year, the cloud feels less like the fluffy, carefree playground we imagined and more like a treacherous, foggy battlefield where the only thing more numerous than vulnerabilities are the attackers exploiting them.
Key Points:
- Vulnerability exploitation is the top cloud attack vector, with a growing number of unpatched systems.
- Non-human credential compromise is on the rise, with attackers scanning public code repositories for exposed secrets.
- Cloud misconfigurations are leading to breaches and are being exploited to create powerful DDoS botnets.
- Social engineering tactics are evolving, now aided by generative AI for more convincing deceptions.
- Unauthorized AI workloads and post-compromise activities pose new threats to cloud environments.