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State of Cloud Security Concerns, Challenges, and Incidents
State of Cloud Security Concerns, Challenges, and Incidents
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We encourage all cybersecurity professionals to take a look at these insightful survey results, especially those in management positions.

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
Hillary Baron
Senior Technical Director - Research, CSA

Hillary Baron

Senior Technical Director - Research, CSA

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John Yeoh
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...

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Sean Heide
Sean Heide
Technical Research Director, CSA

Sean Heide

Technical Research Director, CSA

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Shamun Mahmud
Shamun Mahmud
Senior Research Analyst, CSA

Shamun Mahmud

Senior Research Analyst, CSA

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Yitzy Tannenbaum

Yitzy Tannenbaum

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