Task $1$:

You are hired as a cloud administrator for a rapidly growing startup that heavily relies on cloud services for its operations. The company recently experienced a security breach, highlighting the critical need to enhance cloud security measures. As part of your role, you are tasked with investigating modern security threats and vulnerabilities in cloud computing to fortify the company's cloud infrastructure.

i$.$ Perform independent research on contemporary security threats and vulnerabilities pertinent to cloud computing. Focus on understanding how these threats affect different aspects of cloud infrastructure, including cloud models, virtualization types, virtualization security, data security, and network security. Identify and analyze prominent security threats and vulnerabilities specific to cloud computing. Provide detailed explanations of each threat, including how they exploit vulnerabilities in cloud systems and potential impacts on the organization's data and operations.

$(30$ Marks$)$