Cloud security threats refer to the potential security risks and vulnerabilities that organizations face when storing and processing data in a cloud computing environment. Some of the main cloud security threats include:
- Data breaches: Unauthorized access to sensitive data stored in the cloud.
- Insider threats: Malicious or accidental actions by employees, contractors, or partners that result in data breaches or theft of confidential information.
- Account hijacking: Unauthorized access to cloud accounts by attackers who steal or compromise login credentials.
- DDoS attacks: Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that overload cloud infrastructure and make it unavailable to users.
- Insecure APIs: Vulnerabilities in cloud application programming interfaces (APIs) that can be exploited by attackers to access sensitive data.
- Misconfigured clouds: Incorrectly configured cloud environments that can expose sensitive data to unauthorized access.
- Malicious code: Malicious software such as viruses, Trojans, and other malware that can infect cloud systems and steal sensitive data.
Organizations need to be proactive in implementing appropriate security measures and controls to mitigate these and other cloud security threats. This includes regularly reviewing and updating their security policies and procedures, implementing access controls, and deploying cloud-specific security tools.
Security is one of the main categories of the Cloud Native Landscape.