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Podcast: InfosecTrain
Episode: Cloud Misconfigurations That Cause Data Breaches
Description: The cloud has become a significant target for cyberattacks, and these attacks increased by 95% from 2022 to 2023, with a whopping 288% rise in cases where attackers directly target the cloud. To protect the cloud environment, users need to understand how these attackers work – how they break in, move around, what they are after, and how they avoid getting caught.
Cloud misconfigurations, essentially mistakes or gaps in configuring security settings, make it easy for attackers to get into the cloud security. The challenge lies in the complex multi-cloud environments, where it takes time to be evident when over-privileged access is granted or se...