Top 4 Cloud Security Risks to focus on in 2023

Taimur Ijlal
4 min readJan 13, 2023

What are the key cloud security risks for the next 12 months?

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We're just two weeks into 2023, and by now, most cyber-security departments are in full swing of their security roadmaps.

I have discussed the importance of having a Governance framework and a Cloud Security Roadmap before if you are serious about implementing cloud security properly.

Still, I thought it would be a good idea to focus on the top Cloud Security Risks which I believe are pertinent for the coming year.

I will try not to mention the obvious things like not misconfiguring your S3 buckets or implementing Multi-factor authentication on your identities.

( if you haven’t done that, stop reading this article and do that! ).

Instead, the focus will be on those threats which might get overlooked by cloud security teams.

1 — The Skill gap

Behind every major data breach on the cloud, there is usually a lack of awareness.

Most of the time, CISOs expect their cybersecurity teams to do a cloud certification and be “cloud-ready.”

THAT.DOES.NOT.WORK

Cloud security is not something cybersecurity does on the side but is an entirely…

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Taimur Ijlal
Taimur Ijlal

Written by Taimur Ijlal

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