What is Cloud Jacking?

Written by WesTec on November 5, 2020. Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Uncategorized

With the rise of COVID-19, cloud-based remote work has become increasingly popular and necessary. With new and emerging cloud-based technology comes new cybersecurity threats, like “cloud jacking.” 

What is cloud jacking?

Cloud jacking occurs when a hacker steals the information of a cloud account holder and gains access to the server. Hackers often use this act as a means to conduct criminal activities, such as identity theft.

Because businesses often store confidential, sensitive information on cloud servers, they are major targets for cloud jacking. When it relates to sensitive information, these kinds of security breaches can be devastating for a business’ clients, partners, and reputation. Cloud jacking is not simply a one-time offense, as it creates a web of victims.  

How do I protect myself against cloud jacking?

There are several things you can do to protect your business, clients, and partners from falling victim:

• Require strict, multi-factor user authentication
• Limit internal access to your cloud server
• Perform background checks before granting anyone access to your cloud server
• Backup all data stored on the server, in the event that there is data loss
• Use encryption to secure all data before storing on your server
• Require all users to create strong, secure passwords
  • Here are the properties of a strong password:
    • The longer, the better
    • A combination of lowercase and uppercase letters
    • Numbers and symbols
    • Avoid words or terms that could be easily linked to your identity

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