The large-scale journey to the cloud has fundamentally reshaped the digital business and the traditional paradigm of the network perimeter. As this perimeter dissolves, hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure has become a part of the furniture of an increasingly diverse digital enterprise, empowering organizations to push the upper limits of innovation while also expanding the attack surface at an alarming rate.

This trend represents the double-edged sword of the digital age, and the security challenges that business leaders must face on their journey to the cloud are difficult to overstate.

This report summarizes 11 case studies of cloud-based attacks, including spear phishing, insider threat and zero-day malware. The case studies demonstrate how weak indicators of malicious activity were only detectable using Darktrace AI, a cloud-native solution that detects and responds to advanced cyber-threats in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.