Cloud security incidents are alarmingly on the rise, with 61% of organizations reporting breaches within the last year, marking a significant increase from 24% the year before.
Data security breaches have emerged as the most common cloud security incident, reported by 21% of organizations.
A majority of respondents (91%) consider AI a priority, illustrating a significant lean towards adopting AI-driven solutions within their cybersecurity strategies.
Rapid technological advancements have increased cybercriminals’ capabilities to create more sophisticated attacks.
Only 21% of organizations prioritize prevention strategies aimed at stopping attacks before they happen.
40% of organizations receive over 40 alerts each day. This deluge of alerts can exhaust teams and increase vulnerability due to delayed responses to potentially critical threats.
The use of WAF by 35% of respondents, along with Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) at 26%, points to a layered approach to security that addresses both network defense and application-level vulnerabilities.
A CNAPP should be the cornerstone of any cloud security strategy, as it unifies Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Workload Protection (CWP), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), Cloud Detection and Response (CDR), and code security.
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