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Q&A: Sophos poll shows how attackers are taking advantage of cloud migration to wreak havoc

The Last Watchdog

Cloud migration, obviously, is here to stay. But there’s no doubt that the exodus to a much greater dependency on hybrid cloud and multi-cloud resources – Infrastructure-as-a-Service ( IaaS ) and Platforms-as-a-Service ( PaaS ) – is in full swing. We recently released an article about a malware we dubbed Cloud Snooper.

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NEW TECH: Silverfort helps companies carry out smarter human and machine authentications

The Last Watchdog

LW: What obstacles are companies running into with cloud migration? Tamir: The problem is that companies have thousands of applications and systems that they need to migrate to the cloud, including older applications and homegrown applications. This becomes a barrier to cloud migration.

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Top Cloud Security Issues: Threats, Risks, Challenges & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

The focus of threat management is mitigating these dangers in order to protect cloud assets effectively. Some of the biggest threats in cloud security are DDoS attacks, cloud storage buckets malware, insider threats, and APT attacks. This botnet is a collection of malware-infected machines that coordinate the attack.

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Cloud-to-Cloud Migration: How to Detect Security Issues

Spinone

It’s also possible that employees may download fake apps from unofficial app stores, which are often infected with malware and can put corporate files at serious risk. However, the biggest risks to cloud data are not from cyber criminals or malware but are mainly caused by human error.

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What Is Cloud Security Management? Types & Strategies

eSecurity Planet

To maximize the benefits of cloud security management and counteract its challenges, apply effective strategies and tailored cloud security tools. 3 Types of Cloud Security Management There are three categories of cloud security management: cloud database security, cloud migration security, and cloud database management.

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The Role Zero Trust Plays in Combating Privileged Credential Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Once obtained, they enable adversaries to download and install tools and malware to explore and map out the broader network, scan for vulnerabilities, identify and side-step security controls, and move laterally from system to system, looking for the crown jewels. This wasn’t surprising; privileged credentials remain a prime target.

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PRODUCT REVIEW: Trend Micro Cloud One

CyberSecurity Insiders

The platform delivers security controls at every stage of the application’s lifecycle, safeguarding business-critical systems from malware, misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and more. Visibility of all resources and security findings by AWS account in Trend Cloud One Central. Customer data never leaves their environment.