The movement to the cloud means access to data anywhere, enhanced data recovery, flexibility for collaboration, and less of a burden on IT staff. But, while cloud providers boast that their storage services or “buckets” offer added application security, they have also consistently proven vulnerable.
A bucket is a virtual storage unit provided and
partly maintained by a cloud services provider. Much like a file folder on your computer, buckets store data in place of on-location IT infrastructure. As cloud computing has become increasingly popular, bucket breaches have exposed millions of records to the public Internet. The good news: most cloud bucket vulnerabilities are due to misconfiguration and are manageable with appropriate attention to detail.