Everything CloudSec Pulse has reported about cloud security: 16 stories, newest first. Part of our Cloud Security coverage.
Deploying a cloud access security broker requires shifting from blocking traffic to monitoring behavior, which reveals shadow IT without disrupting daily business operations.
Orphaned cloud resources drain budgets and expand attack surfaces by existing without owners, policies, or monitoring after the original project ends.
Most teams treat cloud security architecture as a firewall replacement, but it actually replaces trust boundaries with code-enforced policies that change every time you deploy.
Reducing your digital footprint eliminates entry points before attackers can find them, lowering risk without requiring enterprise-level budgets or complex tools.
Traditional encryption fails when data is processed in memory, leaving your business exposed to insider threats and compromised servers.
Research shows most high-severity cloud alerts are downgraded when checked against actual environment context.
Drone strikes on Russian data centers have disrupted cloud services, prompting Yandex to advise customers to rely on alternative infrastructure for continuity.
Security shifts from hardware to application logic as you move up the cloud stack, leaving fewer physical controls but more complex code risks.
Data residency dictates the physical location of your information, creating legal boundaries that often conflict with automated cloud scaling and backup strategies.
Enabling multi-factor authentication creates a dependency on device management that often breaks automated workflows if service accounts are not excluded from the policy.
Most organizations miss hidden entry points because they manage assets instead of managing the digital surface those assets present to the internet.
Cloud ransomware often hides in plain sight within legitimate service accounts, making standard perimeter defenses nearly useless against insider-like behavior.
Compliance is not a static checklist but a continuous process of aligning technical controls with regulatory requirements to prevent data loss.
Workload protection fails when security tools treat cloud instances as static servers rather than dynamic, ephemeral processes that change identity and configuration every hour.
Most cloud breaches stem from misconfigured permissions rather than broken code, making identity testing the most effective starting point for your security program.
Service accounts bypass human login controls, making them the primary vector for automated data theft that standard password policies cannot detect or prevent.