In this article, we offer a comparative analysis of database security across three major cloud service providers (CSPs), AWS, Azure, and GCP, as well as the varying failure rates of database security controls. For this analysis, "failure rates" are the rates at which users are not following database security best practices, as enumerated in the article "Safeguarding Your Cloud Database from SQL Server Threats and Lateral Movement Risks."
The Qualys research team’s study on database-related control failures across AWS, Azure, and GCP offers an enlightening perspective, suggesting that the varying failure rates are more indicative of the different levels of user expertise and security management practices rather than the inherent capabilities of these cloud services.