Fortinet 2026 Cloud Security Report Finds Persistent Visibility and Skills Gaps
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Summary
A survey of 1,163 cybersecurity and IT professionals found persistent cloud security challenges, including tool sprawl, talent shortages, and limited confidence in real-time threat response. The report recommends shared visibility, integration, and outcome-focused
Key points
- The report is based on an online survey conducted in late 2025 of 1,163 IT and cybersecurity professionals across countries, industries, and organization sizes.
- 69% of respondents cited tool sprawl and visibility gaps as a leading barrier to cloud security; 66% lacked strong confidence in detecting and responding to cloud threats in real time.
- 74% reported a shortage of cybersecurity talent, while 59% rated their cloud security maturity at initial or developing stages.
- Identity and access security (77%), misconfiguration (70%), and data exposure (66%) were the most frequently cited cloud-native security concerns.
- 42% reported no automation in identifying and prioritizing cloud risks; 37% described automation as primarily alert-focused, and 11% reported autonomous remediation.
- The report recommends unified visibility, reducing tool fragmentation, assessing identity, configuration, and data risks together, and automating remediation for suitable issues.
Article Details
- Publisher
- Fortinet and Cybersecurity Insiders
- Report Period
- Survey conducted in late 2025; report dated January 2026
- Scope
- Worldwide survey of cloud security practices, challenges, risks, and priorities.
- Sample Size
- 1,163 IT and cybersecurity professionals
- Key Statistics
- 69% of organizations cited tool sprawl and visibility gaps as a top barrier to effective cloud security.
- 74% reported an active shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals.
- 59% rated their cloud security posture at the initial or developing stages.
- 66% lacked strong confidence in their ability to detect and respond to cloud threats in real time.
- 88% operated across hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
- Recommendations
- Establish unified visibility across cloud accounts, identities, data stores, and workloads.
- Reduce tool fragmentation by consolidating around shared telemetry, policy, and context.
- Assess identity, configuration, and data exposure together.
- Automate remediation of low-risk, high-volume issues rather than relying on alert-only workflows.
- Integrate cloud security with network, SaaS, and endpoint visibility.
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Financial Servicesand cybersecurity professionals across a range of countries and industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, and government.Governmentacross a range of countries and industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, and government.Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech- Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech: 16%Technology, Software & Internet- Technology, Software & Internet: 21%