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.
Go deeper on this topic by reading the Unit 42 article Leaked Environment Variables Allow Large-Scale Extortion Operation in Cloud Environments
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