Staying Ahead of Cloud Attacks

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In this episode of Threat Vector, host David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Palo Alto Networks, speaks with Nathaniel Quist, Manager of Cloud Threat Intelligence at Cortex & Unit 42. Nathaniel leads a team at the forefront of understanding the evolving cloud threat landscape.

This conversation dives deep into recent cloud extortion operations, the rise of ransomware attacks, and the challenges businesses face in securing public cloud environments. Learn about the intricacies of cloud-native threats, how attackers exploit vulnerabilities in AWS, GCP, and Azure, and what organizations can do to enhance their defenses against the most sophisticated cloud threats. Whether you're dealing with multi-cloud environments or scaling your cloud security strategy, this episode offers critical insights for staying ahead of cybercriminals.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:01 Meet Nathaniel Quist
01:29 Exploring Cloud Threats
02:59 Cloud Extortion Operations
07:31 Detecting Cloud-Based Threats
11:24 Common Misconceptions About Cloud Security
13:58 Agent vs. Agentless Security Tools
15:04 Understanding Cloud Native Threats
17:15 The Honey Cloud Experiment
19:11 Automation in Cloud Security
21:44 Emerging Technologies and Strategies
25:51 Future Proofing Cloud Security
27:16 Key Takeaways and Conclusion

Go deeper on this topic by reading the Unit 42 article Leaked Environment Variables Allow Large-Scale Extortion Operation in Cloud Environments
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/large-scale-cloud-extortion-operation/

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