![]() ![]() Security breaches are rarely caused by poor cloud data security - they're caused by humans. The latter happens in every company on a daily basis, as employees access, download and transfer all that data from all sort of devices in all sorts of places to all sorts of people! However - even though cloud service providers are terrific when it comes to protecting your data while in the cloud, what they CAN'T protect you from is stolen credentials as mentioned above, or when your company data leaves the cloud to interact with other systems. There's no question that the public cloud service providers that you're familiar with, such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft, offer a more secure environment than you could ever hope to with your on-premises servers. Unfortunately it often comes down to weak cyber hygiene habits in a company that opens the doors to hackers. The emails look legitimate as do the links, tricking employees with these sophisticated phishing schemes. In a recent advisory, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) revealed that hackers have been employing successful phishing campaigns and brute force logins to exploit weaknesses in cloud security practices.Īttackers deploy emails with malicious links to try and capture login credentials for cloud service accounts. Referred to as Bring-Your-Own Device (BYOD), these devices are used daily to access cloud apps such as Microsoft 365 and others, elevating security risks. Many companies may have some sort of monitoring and management in place for corporate-supplied computers, but very few are top of managing employee-owned mobile devices. Mobile device security is of particular importance. When the bulk of employees are working remotely and using a mix of personal and business devices, the "attack surface" of a company spreads even wider, giving hackers even more opportunities. Here are 6 great tips that will help you secure your cloud apps and data! What is Cloud Security?Ĭloud security is a set of policies, controls, procedures and technologies that should work together to protect your cloud-based applications and systems.Įvery business we know of has a ton of very sensitive data in the cloud, and now that most of us have moved to a remote working model, there is more data than ever stored in cloud-based applications. ![]() Unfortunately as we head into 2021, cyberattacks and breaches on cloud services are increasing. Almost every business you can think of is using public cloud services for many of their critical business applications.
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