The Toxic Cloud Trilogy is a recipe for disaster

The lack of adequate identity security and the presence of over-privileged access not only impedes visibility but further opens up organisations to attacks.

- Rajnish Gupta

CYBERATTACKS ARE MAS AI becomes more accessible and leverages vast amounts of data stored in the cloud, organisations are managing an unprecedented level of data sensitivity.

In this AI-driven world, data is constantly in motion, fueling innovation but also introducing new risks. The ease with which cloud storage can expand allows organisations to collect and store massive datasets, but securing these datasets has become increasingly challenging.

Misconfigurations, risky entitlements, and unaddressed vulnerabilities can leave sensitive data and AI resources exposed.

Research from Tenable found that 84% of organisations have risky access keys, 74% have publicly exposed cloud storage and 23% have high-severity excessive permissions. These vulnerabilities illustrate the growing difficulty security teams face as they manage the relentless stream of alerts in cloud environments.

Why the toxic cloud trilogy exists

The operational efficiency the cloud offers makes it indispensable to modern businesses. Its flexibility, scalability and expansive range of storage technologies have resulted in massive amounts of data being stored in the cloud.

AI is also driving the volume and variety of data stored in the cloud.