The cloud is an engine that powers our daily lives. While the cloud has promised benefits such as improved IT efficiency, flexibility and scalability, there is still one big challenge at the top of everyone’s mind: security. And for good reason, too. As the cloud continues to expand, it also increases the potential attack surface for organizations. To make matters even more complicated, traditional security tools and services don’t fulfill today’s cloud security needs. This is why today’s infrastructure continues to represent such a critical threat vector.In this article we will explore some of the top challenges that CISOs are facing when securing their cloud environments, as well as how Microsoft’s cloud services can help enterprises better assess, secure and defend against evolving threats.