
Under Siege: How Hackers Exploit Cloud Vulnerabilities
DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
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Navigating the Cloud Threat Landscape
This chapter explores the complexities of current cyber threats in cloud environments, focusing on the blend of financially motivated and state-sponsored attackers. It highlights recent attacks, including a significant incident involving the Russian actor Midnight Blizzard, and discusses the challenges organizations face, particularly with the use of reverse proxy toolkits and the vulnerabilities of multi-factor authentication. The conversation emphasizes the need for understanding attacker behavior and the importance of stringent access controls to mitigate risks in cloud security.
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