Cloud Resources: Prime Targets for Cyberattacks in India, Reveals Thales Study

A Thales study identifies cloud resources as the top targets for cyberattacks in India. The 2024 Thales Cloud Security Study reveals that cloud security spending surpasses other categories. Human error and misconfiguration are the leading causes of breaches, emphasizing the need for robust cloud protection strategies.

A recent study by Thales has spotlighted cloud resources as the primary targets for cyberattacks in India. The 2024 Thales Cloud Security Study, based on a survey of nearly 3,000 IT and security professionals from 18 countries, highlights the increasing vulnerability of cloud environments.

According to the report, cloud security spending has now overtaken all other security budget categories, with 46 per cent of Indian respondents indicating that all their corporate data stored in the cloud is sensitive. Moreover, 37 per cent of surveyed organizations in India have reported a cloud data breach, with 14 per cent experiencing one in the past year.

Key risk factors identified include human error and misconfiguration, which account for 34 per cent of breaches, followed by exploiting previously unknown vulnerabilities (32 per cent). The study underscores the urgent need for more stringent cloud security measures as cloud storage, SaaS applications, and Cloud Management Infrastructure remain the most targeted areas.

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