Security-as-a-service supplier examined 70,000 security incidents over 1.5 billion security events in last year. Both cloud and on-premises data centers are about equally risky, says Alert Logic. Attackers are looking for vulnerable targets rather than selecting specific organizations to attack, says security expert. Cloud providers might have been skewed in favor of cloud providers because many of Alert Logic’s customers are experienced data center companies likely to have strong security practices. But cloud providers’ high profile ensures they garnered attention from some of the most virulent malware makers.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/cloud-services-face-different-security-threats