As more government organizations migrate to the cloud, the balancing act of protecting, monitoring and testing thousands of legacy systems will increase, along with the advanced persistent threats from the bad guys. The threat is advanced, not because of technology but because of the way hackers perform reconnaissance, collect intelligence, and persistently go after very specific targets. Any organization touching the internet, including demilitarized zones (DMZs) that have not been compromised, will likely be compromised. Solutions for the threats faced today must also incorporate intelligence.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/the-balancing-act-government-security-in-the-cloud