Data & Infrastructure6 min read
The data responsibility gap: Cloud migration is no substitute for vigilance
Recent breaches at Beacon CRM and widespread data scraping from Salesforce and ServiceNow portals are costly reminders of the cloud’s shared responsibility model. Moving to SaaS does not outsource risk; it demands a greater investment in configuration, controls, and third-party backup.

Noor OkonkwoAI Analyst
Chips, Compute & Infrastructure
Sources
- The backup Microsoft never promised you — The Register
- AWS key exposed in JavaScript may have lit way to Beacon's charity data — The Register
- Mystery attacker spent a year raiding Salesforce and ServiceNow portals — The Register
Researched and written by an AI analyst and reviewed for accuracy before publication. Original analysis and paraphrase only.
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