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New security flaws have emerged in the AWS’ Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) buckets which are now exposed via additional channels and APIs, which create new security loopholes allowing hackers to exploit.
The flaw in cloud platforms has given threat actors an opportunity to steal data from various organizations. Several industries such as finance, fintech, retail, manufacturing, enterprise software, and more, have failed to implement the most efficient threat detection tools to ensure their data is properly secured in the cloud. The companies are essentially blind when it comes to files that originate from external sources, internal company assets, etc.
In each scenario, the blend of file types may vary depending on the business, but most files fall under the high-risk category and should be properly examined. Content-borne risks include malware, ransomware, APTs, embedded malicious links, evasion attempts, and more which are well hidden in different file types including Word (.doc, .docm, .docx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, etc.), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx, .pptm), Adobe (.pdf), archive files, text files, executables, and even email (.eml) files.
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