Infosec pros and hackers regularly abuse cloud service providers to conduct reconnaissance and attacks, despite efforts by cloud providers to limit such activity. In a recent research paper titled “Cloud as an Attack Platform”, five boffins from Texas Tech University – Moitrayee Chatterjee, Prerit Datta, Faranak Abri, Akbar Siami-Namin, and Keith Jones – describe a series of interviews they conducted with computer security pros attending the Black Hat and DEF CON conferences. Of the 75 security professionals and hackers they spoke with as a part of a larger examination of attacker psychology, more than 93 per cent admitted to abusing cloud services to create attack environments and launch attacks.
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@Chris Hauk, Consumer Privacy Champion, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"cloud service providers are walking a tightrope, as increased vigilance could negatively impact the usability of these services..."
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@Chris Hauk, Consumer Privacy Champion, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"cloud service providers are walking a tightrope, as increased vigilance could negatively impact the usability of these services..."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/expert-comments-on-nine-out-of-ten-ethical-hackers-abuse-cloud-service-providers
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@Ali Qamar, Founder and Consumer Security Expert, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"While hackers continue to stay being a bit naughty towards cloud services, cloud providers are not playing a smart game either...."
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@Ali Qamar, Founder and Consumer Security Expert, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"While hackers continue to stay being a bit naughty towards cloud services, cloud providers are not playing a smart game either...."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/expert-comments-on-nine-out-of-ten-ethical-hackers-abuse-cloud-service-providers