SASE replaces the centralized hub-and-spoke model with decentralized, cloud-based security and SD-WAN routing to address latency and compliance challenges in hybrid cloud infrastructures.
Machine identities are a preferred attack target because they are often underprotected; structured inventory management, rotation, and monitoring significantly reduce risk.
Service Principals in cloud environments are a growing attack target because they are monitored less frequently and specialized secret-scanning tools like TruffleHog can automatically discover and validate exposed credentials.
An unsecured AWS storage bucket belonging to car rental aggregator Carla exposed hundreds of new booking documents daily, containing complete driver identities, travel dates, and vehicle details to potential attackers.
The BSI C5 catalogue provides organizations with a standardized benchmark for evaluating cloud service providers according to security, verifiability, and transparency criteria.
Attackers increasingly bypass detection systems through abuse of legitimate systems and AI-powered malware generation rather than deploying traditional malware.
