Uncovering Hybrid Cloud Attacks Part 1 – Addressing the Speed of Cloud Attacks

This article introduces a three-part series on intelligence-driven incident response in hybrid cloud environments, outlining why cloud architectures expand attack surfaces and accelerate attacker operations via automation and centralized identity. It details the investigative challenges of heterogeneous data and log retention, and advocates leveraging both external and internal threat intelligence to close the defender knowledge gap. Future parts will present a real-world hybrid attack and corresponding response techniques.