"Over Half of Malware Delivered via Cloud Applications"

According to a study from Netskope, over 60 percent of malicious payloads were sent via cloud-based apps in 2020. That is an increase from 48 percent of malware samples delivered via cloud applications in 2019. This discovery brings further attention to the fact that attackers are increasingly turning to the cloud to execute attacks. Cloud apps are attractive to attackers as they allow them to circumvent older email and web solutions. Organizations with about 500 to 2,000 employees are now using an average of 664 different cloud apps each month, half of which received a 'Poor' rating on the study's Cloud Confidence Index. This article continues to discuss the growth in the distribution of malware using cloud apps, the importance of improving the security of these apps, recent cloud app breaches, and how organizations could defend against the misuse of such apps. 

Security Intelligence reports "Over Half of Malware Delivered via Cloud Applications"