Why 9 in 10 AWS Accounts Fail Basic Security Checks

Cloud misconfigurations are responsible for over 80% of security breaches, yet they remain the most overlooked vulnerabilities in AWS environments. This guide exposes 10 critical configuration errors present in 90% of accounts—many of which teams don't discover until a breach occurs. The silver lining: every issue is detectable with native AWS tools and fixable in minutes, making security improvements immediately actionable.