Cloud Jacking: The Bold New World of Enterprise Cybersecurity

Cloud Jacking: The Bold New World of Enterprise Cybersecurity
Increased reliance on cloud computing puts more weight on robust authentication systems to protect data against hijackers.

Those with their finger on the pulse of emerging cybersecurity threats are already aware that there's a new danger in town: cloud jacking. The increased reliance of individuals and businesses on cloud computing has led inevitably to this form of cybercrime primarily driven by misconfiguration and that looks to dominate a multitude of online security concerns in the near future.


Cloud jacking, also known as cloud account hijacking, is when a cybercriminal takes over an individual or business account, typically by some form of social engineering. Once in control of an account, hackers are limited only by their imagination, but you can expect some form of data or identity theft. Perhaps even a ransomware attack. The bottom line is that it probably won't be much fun for the legitimate account owner.


The Rise of Cloud JackingCloud computing has brought with it a brave new world of data storage, collaboration, and a host of other benefits that we're quickly coming to believe we can't live without. However, the more reliant we become on clouds, the more critical it is to keep the environment safe and secure.


To begin, any cloud-based assets should be protected by a robust authentication system — in other words, no weak passwords. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is rapidly becoming a security standard that only the foolish go without when it comes to securing the cloud.


Interestingly, MFA continues to demonstrate surprisingly low adoption rat ..

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