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HOW ORGANIZATIONS ARE LEVERAGING CLOUD SECURITY STRATEGIES , TECHNOLOGIES , AND TOOLS FOR OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Introduction

The rapidly evolving cloud landscape presents organizations with complex challenges in effectively managing and securing their cloud infrastructure , necessitating the adoption of comprehensive solutions to mitigate risks and safeguard critical assets .

PRESENTED BY This 2023 Cloud Security Report is based on a comprehensive survey of 1052 cybersecurity professionals in April 2023 , to gain insights and reveal trends in cloud security management ,

organizations and providing guidance for enhancing cloud security posture .

Key Survey Findings Include :

• Multi-Cloud Security Challenges and Concerns : As cloud adoption is increasing , with 39 % of respondents having more than 50 % of their workloads in the cloud , a majority of organizations struggle with the skills gap for cloud security deployment ( 58 %) and ensuring data protection ( 52 %) in multi-cloud environments . Security concerns remain high , with 76 % of respondents being extremely or very concerned about cloud security .

• Cloud Security Incidents : 24 % of respondents experienced a public cloud-related security incident , with misconfigurations , account compromises , and exploited vulnerabilities being the top incident types .

• Cloud Configuration and Security Policy Management : 62 % of organizations use cloudnative tools for configuration management , while 29 % utilize dedicated CSPM solutions . A significant 72 % of users have to access three or more separate security solutions to configure their cloud policies , causing cloud management and security issues . A substantial 70 % of organizations have six or more security policies in place . p

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