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State of Cloud Security Concerns, Challenges, and Incidents
Release Date: 03/30/2021
The use of cloud services has continued to increase over the past decade. Particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 public health crisis, many enterprises’ digital transformations are on an accelerated track to enable employees to work from home. AlgoSec, a leading network security solution provider, commissioned CSA to develop a survey to add to the industry’s knowledge about hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud security. This report of the survey’s findings will help you better understand the current cloud security landscape, including the most pressing concerns, challenges, and incidents.
Questions We Asked:
- What is the current state of cloud usage? What do organizations estimate their usage to be in the future?
- What are the current security concerns regarding cloud adoption and deployment?
- What security tools are organizations using?
- What are the causes of cloud-related security incidents?
- What types of security incidents have organizations had and how disruptive were they?
Key Takeaways:
- Organizations are continuing to move to complex cloud environments
- Cloud providers’ native security controls are not enough for many organizations
- Organizations look for security tools that can supplement their workforce
- Network security is the top cloud adoption concern
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Hillary Baron
Senior Technical Director - Research, CSA
Hillary Baron
Senior Technical Director - Research, CSA
John Yeoh
Global Vice President of Research, CSA
John Yeoh
Global Vice President of Research, CSA
With over 15 years of experience in research and technology, John excels at executive-level leadership, relationship management, and strategy development. He is a published author, technologist, and researcher with areas of expertise in cybersecurity, cloud computing, information security, and next generation technology (IoT, Big Data, SecaaS, Quantum). John specializes in risk management, third party assessment, GRC, data protection, incid...
Sean Heide
Technical Research Director, CSA
Sean Heide
Technical Research Director, CSA
Shamun Mahmud
Senior Research Analyst, CSA
Shamun Mahmud
Senior Research Analyst, CSA
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