Security News > 2022 > January > The rising threat of cyber criminals targeting cloud infrastructure in 2022
For threat actors, there is a simple calculus at play - namely, what method of attack is a) easiest and b) most likely to yield the biggest return? And the answer, at this moment, is Linux-based cloud infrastructure, which makes up 80%+ of the total cloud infrastructure.
These attacks will undoubtedly continue into 2022 and potential targets parties must remain vigilant.
Accordingly, increased value will be placed on offensive research products, which will in turn become a bigger target for attackers.
Information is a crucial target, but the fact remains that many cloud attacks are purely financially motivated.
With cryptojacking and cryptomining, profit can be realised in real time - if an attacker can remain undetected in the cloud environment.
For this reason, we believe 2022 will see more software supply chain attacks perpetrated by both criminal and nation-state actors.