What is a common cloud security risk stemming from misconfiguration?

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One of the most frequent root causes of cloud breaches is misconfiguration—such as storage buckets (S3, Blob) being left publicly readable or writable. Even if the cloud provider infrastructure is secure, mis-configured permissions or defaults can expose data. Recognising and remediating these misconfigurations is a key part of cloud security practice.

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