Security News > 2021 > March > 32% of enterprises experienced unauthorized access to cloud resources

A new report conducted by Dimensional Research revealed that 32% of enterprises experienced unauthorized access to cloud resources, and another 19% were unaware if unauthorized access occurred.

"This research highlights the immense cloud governance gaps enterprises experience that ultimately leave sensitive data vulnerable to breaches. It is critical enterprises adopt a unified approach to properly govern cloud access and protect enterprise data to avoid costly breaches and preserve trust."

Highlighting just how crucial it is for enterprises to improve IAM policy enforcement, 30% of respondents reported millions of records flow through their cloud solutions each month, and with the cost of each lost or stolen data record averaging $146, businesses are risking hundreds of millions of dollars in losses due to unauthorized access.

72% say developers have cloud access, and 69% say DevOps teams have cloud access.

41% say consultants have cloud access, and 25% say partners have cloud access.

The report's findings on misconfigurations and unauthorized access allude to a disparity between the enterprise's perception of granted access being appropriately configured and applied and the reality that events, hacks, and unauthorized access occur at a high rate.

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