As businesses increasingly shift data and applications to cloud platforms, securing these resources becomes a top priority. While cloud services offer flexibility and cost savings, they also create new attack surfaces and shared responsibilities.

In today's hyper-connected digital world, cloud computing has emerged as a critical technology, driving a seismic shift in how businesses and individuals manage and store data. But what exactly is it? Why shouldn't we be afraid of it? And how is it better than traditional local or server storage?