Cloud Security Overview

Cloud security covers the policies, controls, and technologies used to protect data, applications, and infrastructure hosted in cloud environments.

The Shared Responsibility Model

Cloud providers secure the underlying infrastructure, while customers remain responsible for securing their data, identities, and configurations within that infrastructure. Misunderstanding this split is one of the most common causes of cloud breaches.

Common Cloud Security Risks

Misconfigured storage buckets, overly permissive identity and access management roles, and exposed APIs are among the most frequent issues found during cloud security assessments.

Core Protective Controls

Strong identity and access management, encryption of data at rest and in transit, network segmentation, and continuous monitoring form the foundation of a secure cloud environment.

Why It Matters for Pentesters

As organizations shift workloads to platforms like AWS and Azure, security professionals need cloud-specific skills to assess configurations, permissions, and exposed services that traditional on-premises testing doesn't cover.