The cloud security landscape is changing rapidly, challenging the teams responsible for keeping environments secure. Cloud environments are growing in scale and complexity. With CI/CD and infrastructure becoming mainstream, cloud infrastructure is also more dynamic than ever. Now, security must address the entire software development lifecycle (SLDC).
Fugue teamed up with software supply chain security leader Sonatype to survey 300 cloud engineering and security professionals to gain insights into these trends.
Some of the findings included in the report include:
- 36% say their organization suffered a serious cloud security leak or a breach in the past year
- 42% said that cloud security requirements are impacting their velocity in the cloud, and 38% say it’s a significant cause of friction between teams.
- 96% say that a unified policy framework that works across the SDLC from infrastructure as code through the cloud runtime would be valuable.
Cloud security reports often focus on the challenges and best practices related to securing data and applications in cloud environments. Some typical areas covered in such reports could include:
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Security Concerns: Reports often outline the top security concerns with cloud adoption, such as data breaches, misconfigurations, insider threats, and compliance issues.
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Trends in Attacks: They might discuss trends in cloud-related cyberattacks, including types of attacks (e.g., DDoS, data breaches, ransomware) and how attackers exploit cloud environments.
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Compliance and Regulations: Many reports highlight the importance of compliance with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS in cloud environments and how organizations are addressing these requirements.
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Best Practices: Cloud security reports often offer best practices for securing cloud infrastructure, including strategies for identity and access management (IAM), encryption, network security, and incident response.
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Adoption of Security Tools: They may discuss the adoption rates of various security tools and services specific to cloud security, such as cloud security posture management (CSPM), cloud access security brokers (CASB), and security information and event management (SIEM) tools.
To get the most recent and detailed information about the state of cloud security, it's always a good idea to check with leading cybersecurity organizations, cloud service providers (like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), or reputable cybersecurity research firms. These organizations often publish annual reports and insights on this topic.
