Top Cloud Security Risks of 2020

There’s no doubt that cloud technology has been invaluable to organizations over the last several years; it has fundamentally altered the way business is done by lowering IT costs, providing flexibility and scalability, and protecting business continuity. And the cloud isn’t going anywhere—in fact according to Gartner the worldwide cloud market is expected to grow by 17% to $266.4 billion in 2020 alone. But with the rise in cloud services and options, we have also witnessed a rise in the “dark side of the cloud,” with bad actors leveraging cloud services for various kill chain attacks that leave critical data vulnerable.

Here are the top 5 cloud security risks in 2020, and what you can do to avoid them: