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Get your head in the clouds

Today’s forecast is cloudy, with a chance of headaches, heartburn, and a hell of a lot of unforeseen security challenges. Digital transformation may not be a new term, but it is, nonetheless, still very much a part of the roadmap for many companies. No matter if a company is cloud-native or newly embracing the cloud, the issues of securing your cloud infrastructure can be daunting, from managing misconfigurations to monitoring hundreds of microservices. Managing your cloud attack surface can leave you feeling like Sisyphus. But if you’re feeling a little bolder (see what we did there?), you can take a deeper dive into how you can get your head in the cloud and in the cloud cybersecurity game.

Securing IaaS, PaaS and SaaS with a Cloud SIEM

As cloud computing continues to expand with no end in sight, it’s only wise to invest in it. Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service bring significant cost savings (personnel and ownership), improved performance, better reliability, freedom to scale and significant security benefits. It’s no wonder many businesses have already adopted all three of these models.

How to execute an Azure Cloud purple team exercise

For folks who are responsible for threat detection of any kind for their organizations, the cloud can often be a difficult area to approach. At the time of writing, Amazon Web Services contains over two hundred services, while the Azure cloud offers six hundred. Each of these services can generate unique telemetry and each surface can present defenders with a unique attack path to handle. Adding to this complexity is the diversity of cloud workload configurations, as well as varying architecture models.

Cyber attackers hit the jackpot: learn why casinos aren't the only ones vulnerable

For many years, hackers and cybercriminals have used social engineering techniques to gain unauthorized access to confidential information. It is easy to predict that these attacks will continue to advance in sophistication and frequency. Whether they are using AI to create better lures or cyber criminals are just getting more adept at exploiting human nature, the success of these attacks proves the tactics are winning.