Misconfigurations in cloud services present a significant risk costing organizations worldwide an estimated $5 trillion.Federal agencies face even greater risks. Vulnerabilities from cloud misconfigurations that are exploited by attackers can impact national intelligence or citizen data. The exposure of this information could have far-reaching implications in terms of the safety and privacy of individuals and systems.With that in mind here are some key considerations to minimize these risks.Many federal agencies are taking advantage of the speed and cost efficiencies of public cloud services such as AWS Google Cloud and Azure. Although these providers ensure secure infrastructure the organization must protect what’s inside—including applications workloads and data. That means they’re also responsible for the configurations of whatever is uploaded to the cloud.That can be a tall order for several reasons:In addition to these challenges federal agencies must focus on regulatory compliance around data protection. It’s a complex maze of continually auditing to ensure the adherence to regulations such as FISMA DISA STIGS and NIST standards.Federal agencies require continuous visibility across their cloud services and a way to automatically notify teams when a misconfiguration is identified. Doing so not only improves cloud security it also enhances collaboration and governance.FireEye Cloudvisory gives federal agencies that necessary visibility. Cloudvisory is a cloud-native security solution that unifies controls to minimize vulnerabilities such as misconfigurations. Cloudvisory provides CISOs with a single pane of glass for:In addition Cloudvisory easily integrates with Mandiant Threat Intelligence. It provides comprehensive data into current past and possible future threat activity. Combined these solutions reduce the complexity around cloud security—making teams more efficient coordinated and prepared.Download The Catch 22 of Cloud Misconfigurations to see how FireEye helps federal agencies optimize their cloud environments to minimize risks.