Cloud environments are a notorious ransomware attack hot spot. It’s a calculated strategy on the part of the cybercriminals. As the old adage goes, ‘follow the money’, and that’s exactly what they’re doing. Predictions suggest cloud infrastructure spend will reach over US$135 billion in 2026, accounting for over 67 per cent of total compute and storage infrastructure spend. Cloud environments have grown in popularity due to their convenience, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. As organisations migrate their data and applications to the cloud, the potential for criminal exploitation in the cloud also escalates. Attackers are keenly aware of the valuable assets stored within these environments, and ...