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Top Threats to Cloud Computing 2024
Top Threats to Cloud Computing 2024
Who it's for:
  • Cloud & IT security professionals
  • Compliance & risk professionals
  • Executive management

Top Threats to Cloud Computing 2024

Release Date: 08/05/2024

Working Group: Top Threats

The CSA Top Threats Report aims to raise awareness of current cloud security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities. In this 2024 installment, we surveyed over 500 industry experts on the cloud security issues they’re facing. Respondents identified 11 top threats. The CSA Top Threats Working Group has analyzed the results and provided a description of each cloud security threat, including the business impact, key takeaways, examples, and relevant security controls.

Top Threats Covered:
  • Misconfiguration and inadequate change control
  • Identity and Access Management
  • Insecure interfaces and APIs
  • Inadequate selection/implementation of cloud security strategy
  • Insecure third-party resources
  • Insecure software development
  • Accidental cloud disclosure
  • System vulnerabilities
  • Limited cloud visibility/observability
  • Unauthenticated resource sharing
  • Advanced Persistent Threats
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Acknowledgements

Michael Roza
Michael Roza
Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Michael Roza

Risk, Audit, Control and Compliance Professional at EVC

Since 2012, Michael Roza has been a pivotal member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) family. He has contributed to over 140 projects, as a Lead Author or Author/Contributor and many more as a Reviewer/Editor.

Michael's extensive contributions encompass critical areas including Artificial Intelligence, Zero Trust/Software Defined Perimeter, Internet of Things, Top Threats, Cloud Control Matrix, DevSecOps, and Key Management. His lea...

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Jon-Michael Brook
Jon-Michael Brook

Jon-Michael Brook

Jon-Michael C. Brook is a certified, 25-year practitioner of cybersecurity, cloud, and privacy. He is the principal contributor to certification sites for privacy and cloud security, and has published books on privacy. Jon-Michael received numerous awards and recognition during his time with Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Symantec, and Starbucks. He holds patents and trade secrets in intrusion detection, GUI design, and semantic data redaction...

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Alexander Getsin
Alexander Getsin

Alexander Getsin

Alexander Stone Getsin is a financial technologies security leader with particular expertise and interest in cloud security, secure application design, and security governance. Alex is the lead author of industry security best practices, particularly with the Cloud Security Alliance, Top Threats research group, and the (ISC)2 Israeli Chapter, which he helps champion as a co-chairman. Alex leverages a decade of experience in finance, militar...

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Vic Hargrave
Vic Hargrave
Senior Cyber Analyst/Engineer

Vic Hargrave

Senior Cyber Analyst/Engineer

Vic Hargrave has 20 years of experience in cybersecurity working for Everfox, Forcepoint Federal, Trend Micro, and VMware developing a broad range of security solutions including user-entity behavior analytics, threat management, and content filtering. Vic specializes in behavior analytics and insider threat risk. He has co-authored several publications with the Top Treat Working Group and is active in the CSA AI Technology and Risk Working...

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