While the cloud undoubtedly offers tangible security benefits in addition to operational advantages, risks still remain. The cloud does not prevent security risks such as hacking or malicious insider behavior. This whitepaper examines cloud risks primarily through an application security lens, and sheds some light on: Cloud Threats and Vulnerabilities Big Data Security Risks Building and Deploying Secure Cloud Applications Dealing With SaaS Holes As organizations shift control of their infrastructure and data to the cloud, it is critical that they rethink their application and infrastructure security efforts