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What are cloud security challenges?

With businesses moving their data and operations to the cloud, the providers face many security challenges. One of the biggest challenges is the DDoS attacks or Distributed Denial of Service attacks. This can cripple the cloud servers and they fail to respond to user queries as a result. So, now cloud security services have to be complemented with protection against such attacks.

Another common challenge faced by vendors is data breaches. The incidence of such breaches is on the rise and this leads to a growing challenge to keep data secure. Earlier, traditional IT staff would have a lot of control on the hardware and infrastructure but in the cloud, these controls are handed over to the cloud hosting provider. So, you need a reliable and trustworthy vendor who is capable of overcoming such challenges. Data loss is yet another key cloud security challenge, and whether by deliberate tampering or accidental deletion, data loss can have severe consequences. This is why it is essential to have a proper DR or Disaster Recovery plan in place.

Cloud security is threatened when there are insecure access points. Hackers are on the hunt for such vulnerabilities and you therefore need web application firewalls to scan HTTP requests to see if these are legitimate or not. Finally, it is important to have proper communications for security threats. So, alerting a site or an application manager about a threat as soon as this gets detected is imperative.