"Cloud Poses Special Cyber Risks for Critical Infrastructure, Report Warns"

According to recently published research, cloud computing technologies pose significant cybersecurity risks to federal agencies and other organizations that do not adapt their processes and workforce to the cloud paradigm. In its report, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council examines emerging risks associated with critical infrastructure organizations that use new cloud services and offerings. The report highlights two different risks associated with cloud technologies: compounded risk and delegated control and visibility. Multiple cloud services create an increasingly complex infrastructure, heightening the threat of security vulnerabilities and thus compounding risk. Delegated control and visibility can pose risks when cloud service users have limited insight into the underlying infrastructure of their products and lack direct command over critical security issues. This article continues to discuss key findings and points shared in the report. 

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