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Security executives understand that most business technology systems will be maintained in a cloud environment going forward, but concern abounds that security teams are not equipped to manage the associated risks. This is especially true for those using public cloud infrastructure.According to a recent CyberRisk Alliance Business Intelligence survey of 300 IT security decision makers and influencers, the number of cloud assets/workloads is growing among companies, with 55% of respondents running up to 50 assets/workloads in the public cloud alone. Here are the top 5 challenges facing cloud security today.
To address these threats artificial intelligence-powered tools have been developed to enhance threat detection and response, while zero-trust architecture has become a widely accepted framework for cloud security thanks to its strict identity verification requirements.
The growth is being driven by cloud-first security approaches, hybrid work models, and artificial intelligence-powered solutions, according to the report, which pointed to cloud security as the greatest driver.
Google Cloud's Threat Horizons report found weak or absent passwords leading as the access method most commonly exploited by threat actors, accounting for 46% of initial breaches.