Security News > 2020 > June > How to better defend your cloud-based environments against cyberattack
A report released Wednesday by security provider IBM X-Force describes the types of threats that impact cloud security and how companies can better protect their cloud-based assets.
Based on a survey of senior business and IT professionals, IBM's "2020 Cloud Security Landscape Report" found that while the cloud can empower certain business and technology capabilities, the type of ad-hoc management of cloud resources is causing increased complexity for IT and security staffs.
Outside of malware, data theft was the most common activity found in compromised cloud environments with the loss of all kinds of data from personally identifying information to client-related emails.
"The cloud holds enormous potential for business efficiency and innovation, but also can create a 'Wild West' of broader and more distributed environments for organizations to manage and secure," Abhijit Chakravorty, Cloud Security Competency leader for IBM Security Services, said in a press release.
Designate clear policies and responsibilities for existing cloud resources as well as for the acquisition of new cloud resources.