---
id: 889
title: "Avoiding “Blindside” Cloud Security Attacks"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/avoiding-blindside-cloud-security-attacks/"
published_at: "2021-12-21 00:00"
tags: ["cloud", "supply-chain", "cloud-security", "attack-surface", "ransomware", "api-security", "log4j", "threat-landscape"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/889"
lang: en
---

# Avoiding “Blindside” Cloud Security Attacks

## Summary

ESG finds 40% of the average organization's cloud attack surface is unknown, and 80% of honeypots were compromised within 24 hours. Automation alone can't prevent such blindside attacks.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2021-12-21 00:00
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/avoiding-blindside-cloud-security-attacks/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/889