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Cloud Security Best Practices That Actually Stop Breaches

The Misconfiguration That Exposed 100 Million Records In 2019, a former cloud engineer exploited a misconfigured web application firewall at Capital One and accessed over 100 million customer records stored in AWS S3 buckets. The breach cost the company over $270 million in settlements and remediation. It wasn't

Carl B. Johnson Jul 25, 2026 6 min read
Cloud Security Best Practices

Cloud Security Best Practices That Actually Stop Breaches

A Single Checkbox Left Unchecked Cost Capital One $80 Million In 2019, a former AWS employee exploited a misconfigured web application firewall to access over 100 million Capital One customer records. The breach led to an FTC investigation, an $80 million fine from the OCC, and a $190 million class-action

Carl B. Johnson Jan 01, 2022 7 min read