In 2025, Cloud infrastructure security is becoming complex, due to how deeply integrated AI, multi-cloud setups & containerization have become in business operations.
Shadow Cloud Assets – Teams often spin up services across AWS, Azure or GCP for testing or POCs & forget to terminate or secure them.
Identity Sprawl & Poor IAM Hygiene – Mainly in multi-cloud setups, managing granular permissions for users, services & APIs is often inconsistent.
Supply Chain & Third-Party APIs – Many cloud apps rely on external services. At Impero IT Services, during one of our audits for a fintech client, we found a critical vulnerability in a 3rd-party analytics integration that wasn’t up to date with the latest OAuth security protocols.
Data Residency & Compliance Confusion – Mainly with expanding into multiple regions, some businesses are unclear on where their data is processed/stored. This can lead to GDPR, HIPAA or local compliance issues without even realizing it.
AI-Powered Threats – Threat actors are now leveraging AI to identify misconfigurations & weaknesses faster. In one of our SOC assessments, we discovered brute force attempts using GPT-powered scripts that mimicked human behavior to bypass rate-limiting.
At Impero IT Services, we are now making zero trust architecture (ZTA) a standard for enterprise-grade systems. Combined with real-time monitoring (SIEM) and automated compliance frameworks, it drastically reduces the response time and attack surface.
