Cloud-conscious cyberattacks surged between 2021 and 2022, with observed cloud exploitation cases growing by 95% and instances of adversaries targeting cloud environments nearly tripling, experiencing a 288% year-over-year increase. To defend against these threats, understanding the tactics employed by threat actors, such as how they infiltrate and move within cloud environments, is crucial. The CrowdStrike 2023 Cloud Risk Report focuses on adversaries targeting enterprise cloud environments, highlighting key trends, sharing real-world attack stories, exposing vulnerabilities, and providing guidance for safeguarding against these increasingly sophisticated cloud-conscious adversaries.
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