How Organizations Can Improve Their Cloud Security

This document is an overview of cloud security risks and best practices: it outlines why cloud security is critical, summarizes solution categories (CASB, CSPM, CWAPP/CNAPP), defines the five pillars of cloud security (identity/access management, infrastructure protection, data protection, detection, incident response), and recommends actions — including understanding the shared responsibility model, applying cloud-specific policies, remediating misconfigurations, and investing in cloud detection and monitoring tools — to reduce the likelihood and cost of cloud-based breaches.