Cloud as an Attack Vector

Explore the growing threat landscape of cloud-based attacks in this 50-minute conference talk from NULLCON Goa 2020. Delve into the exponential growth of cloud usage and its implications for cybersecurity. Learn about the risks associated with both sanctioned and unsanctioned cloud services in enterprise environments. Discover how cybercriminals, malware authors, and threat actors are leveraging cloud platforms to launch attacks and evade detection. Examine the concept of "cloud as an attack vector" and its potential for hosting malicious infrastructure like Command and Control servers. Gain insights from security researchers Rushikesh Vishwakarma and Ashwin Vamshi on the latest trends in cloud-based threats, targeted attacks, and malware campaigns utilizing cloud services.