Data Security
Cloud Data Exposure
Sensitive data stored in cloud environments is frequently misconfigured or over-accessible.
What it is
DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) addresses the challenge of knowing where sensitive data resides across cloud and on-premises environments, who can access it, and whether that access is appropriate. Without DSPM, organisations have no continuous visibility into whether S3 buckets, SharePoint sites, or database instances holding sensitive data are correctly permissioned — and no alert when that posture drifts.
Attack techniques
- Overly permissive cloud storage ACLs
- Database instances accessible outside VPC
- SaaS application over-sharing
- Data residency violations
- Unencrypted data at rest
Business impact
Cloud data exposure is frequently discovered by external researchers or attackers rather than by the owning organisation. Regulatory consequences apply regardless of whether the data was actively accessed.