Ransomware has been a major cybersecurity threat to traditional IT environments for years. Until recently, cloud resources were not frequently attacked by this particular kind of malicious software. In large part, this was due to the challenges of attacking a cloud infrastructure.

As more of the world’s computing infrastructure moves to the public and private cloud, it is increasingly becoming a target for cyber-attacks. Some cybercriminals are targeting a company’s cloud presence rather than directly attacking the enterprise itself. These new risks pose significant challenges that IT security professionals need to address.