Storm Over the Cloud: Meeting the Threats of a New Digital Age

The cloud has become the backbone of modern innovation, driving global business and connecting people everywhere. But with that power comes risk as it is now one of the most sought-after targets in an escalating cyber conflict. Threat groups like Antique Typhoon, Silk Typhoon, and APT29 are relentlessly attacking cloud systems, exploiting weak configurations, stealing credentials, and infiltrating supply chains to cause large-scale disruption. In this session, we will take a closer look at the evolving cloud threat landscape, and the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) attackers use to bypass defenses around virtual machines, containers, and serverless platforms. You will see how cyber threat actors are leveraging artificial intelligence to scan and map cloud environments almost instantly, deploy adaptive malware that changes its behavior to avoid detection, and launch attacks capable of overwhelming entire networks. Through real-world examples, we will explore different cloud attacks including AI-driven reconnaissance, and automated intrusions that are impacting industries worldwide. More than just a technical challenge, these threats represent a defining moment for how we secure the digital foundations of our world. This session will examine what is at stake, the forces shaping the future of cloud security, and how we can collectively rise to meet this new era of cyber risk.