On one recent occasion, cybersecurity personnel discovered that company data stored in a cloud-based object storage service had been leaked onto the dark web and made available for anyone to download. Upon further investigation, it was found that the company’s own developers had placed the encryption keys in the container image for ease of use. The keys were then compromised by hackers because incorrect permission settings had been used. Unfortunately, by the time the leak was discovered it was too late to stop the damage. The company now faces major financial losses and compensation claims as a result of this costly mistake.

Does this incident sound familiar and even commonplace to you? 

Do such news stories make you hesitate to use cloud computing?

The challenges that traditional cybersecurity personnel face in the cloud include:

1. Unfamiliarity with the cloud environment, leading to difficulties in managing cloud services and comprehensively attending to relevant security settings.

2. Dealing with new development processes such as DevOps and assisting development departments control potential risks.

In this session we will share common threat tactics in the cloud as well as response strategies that help cybersecurity personnel better manage cloud security.