2023 Survey Finds Gaps in Cloud Security Detection and Multi-Cloud Readiness
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Summary
A survey of 588 cybersecurity professionals conducted in August 2023 found widespread cloud-security concerns and gaps in real-time detection, multi-cloud skills, visibility and legacy tools.
Key points
- The report summarizes an August 2023 survey of 588 cybersecurity professionals from organizations across multiple sizes and industries.
- 75% of respondents were very or extremely concerned about cloud security; 62% were at best moderately confident in their organization’s ability to secure cloud environments.
- Hybrid and multi-cloud strategies were reported by 40% and 38% of respondents, respectively.
- Top concerns included data loss or leakage (64%), data privacy (59%) and accidental credential exposure (48%).
- The report says 74% found legacy security solutions ineffective or of limited use in cloud environments; 70% reported using SIEM.
- The report identifies skills as a multi-cloud challenge: 60% struggled to find the skills to manage security across environments, and 58% cited data protection and privacy.
- The survey reports that real-time threat detection was not widely used across cloud environments; the highest listed rate for a cloud data source was 35%.
Article Details
- Publisher
- Cybersecurity Insiders; MixMode contributed to the research.
- Report Period
- Survey conducted in August 2023; report labeled 2023-2024.
- Scope
- Survey of cybersecurity professionals on cloud security adoption, concerns, capabilities, and challenges.
- Sample Size
- 588 cybersecurity professionals
- Key Statistics
- 75% of respondents were very or extremely concerned about cloud security.
- 78% of organizations used a hybrid (40%) or multi-cloud (38%) deployment strategy.
- 74% said their legacy security solutions did not work in cloud environments or had limited functionality.
- 77% used at least three separate security solutions to manage cloud security.
- Up to 35% reported performing real-time threat detection and response in their cloud environments.
- Recommendations
- Invest in cloud security training and certifications for existing IT and information security staff.
- Use native cloud provider security tools as part of cloud security efforts.
- Consider a unified approach to cloud security and real-time threat detection across cloud environments.
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