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State of Cloud Security Risk, Compliance, and Misconfigurations
Release Date: 09/17/2021
- Current state of cloud security programs, including top risks and usage of security tools
- Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) challenges faced by organizations in mitigating misconfiguration vulnerabilities
- Organizational readiness, success KPIs, and teams responsible for different aspects of cloud security posture management
- Lack of knowledge and expertise continues to plague security teams
- Information security and IT operations are held responsible for reducing cloud misconfigurations
- DevSecOps approach to security is still out of reach
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