Compromised credentials: A bane to cloud security

Cloud Security is no longer a choice; it is protocol. With businesses being forced to transition to remote work options due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, the need for Cloud Security has never been more paramount. At the onset of the pandemic, business continuity and mitigating the interruptions to operations was the primary concern, and security took the back seat. However, once things had adjusted, security was focused upon, and many glaring flaws were revealed when it came to cloud security. For example, application developers’ foremost priority is to deliver the product and not worry about the infrastructure security, as they usually depend on the company’s IT personnel.