Many firms are shifting workloads to the cloud. According to the State of the Cloud
Report from Flexera 2021, about 90% of businesses anticipate that cloud usage will increase,
especially with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, cloud computing
and web applications face various challenges and security risks. Some of these risks include
malware, data loss, compliance, and inadequate due diligence, among others.
Malware attacks are one of the top security threats organization faces in cloud
computing. Today, many companies face a series of data breaches. Data compliance is a
growing concern with an increase in data loss and breaches (Stallings, 2018). Many firms
face compliance issues from regulatory bodies such as HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS. 60% of
organizations have cited that data loss is a top risk they face under cloud computing and web
