Cloud-focused attacks have soared in recent years, with attackers growing more sophisticated, brazen and determined in cloud exploitation, according to https://www.crowdstrike.com/cloud-risk-report/ Exploitations targeting cloud infrastructure increased 95% from 2021 to 2022, and cases of adversaries targeting cloud environments have nearly tripled in the same timeframe, as noted in the CrowdStrike 2023 Cloud Risk Report.

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