Cloud squatting is a security risk that occurs when cloud assets are deleted but the records pointing to them are not. Attackers can exploit these records to create phishing sites or malware-serving sites. Large enterprises face challenges in identifying and mitigating cloud squatting risks. Organizations can mitigate this risk by using reserved IP addresses, transferring their own IP addresses to the cloud, using private IP addresses, or using DNS names instead of hardcoding IP addresses. Regular maintenance of records and deletion of stale ones is also important.
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