Cloud Attack Vectors: Building Effective Cyber-Defense Strategies to Protect Cloud Resources

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M. J. Haber et al.Cloud Attack Vectorshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8236-6_3

3. Cloud Service Providers

Morey J. Haber¹  , Brian Chappell² and Christopher Hills³

(1)

Lake Mary, FL, USA

(2)

Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK

(3)

Gilbert, AZ, USA

 

Before we embark on the attack vectors that make the cloud akin to the Wild West, we need to establish that the cloud is not a mysterious entity that operates in the vacuum of deep space (insert your favorite episode of Firefly here). In fact, while there are some companies that run their own clouds exclusively for their own solution, the vast majority of companies, application vendors, and third-party service providers use ...