CHAPTER 6

Threats and Vulnerabilities Associated with Operating in the Cloud

This chapter includes questions on the following topics:

•  How to identify vulnerabilities associated with common cloud service models

•  Current and emerging cloud deployment models

•  Challenges of operating securely in the cloud

•  Best practices for securing cloud assets

Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.

–Steve Wozniak

If we were to listen to many cloud providers today, the cloud is a panacea for cybersecurity. Some vendors are actually stating that in their current literature and marketing materials. While the future of cybersecurity and cloud technologies, especially with the integration of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence ...

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