Finding data leaks in the cloud
Over the past few years, cloud computing has become one of the fastest-growing trends in the IT industry. Cloud computing allows companies to migrate and utilize computing resources within a cloud provider's data center. Cloud computing providers have a pay-as-you-go model, which means that you only pay for the resources you use. Some cloud providers allow pay-per-minute schemes, while others use a pay-per-hour structure.
There are some very well-known cloud providers within the industry:
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud
A common service that cloud providers usually offer to customers is a storage facility. The AWS storage facility is known as Simple Storage Service (S3). Whenever a customer enables the S3 service, a bucket is created. A bucket is a storage unit within the AWS platform where the customer can add or remove files. In Microsoft Azure, the file storage facility is known as Azure Files...
