Security News > 2021 > June > Major threats to cloud infrastructure security include a lack of visibility and inadequate IAM

According to the 200 CISOs and other security decision makers who participated in the survey, nearly 60% consider lack of visibility as well as inadequate identity and access management a major threat to their cloud infrastructure.

85% of organizations said they plan to increase their security spending this year, with a significant portion being allocated to cloud infrastructure security.

"In fact, almost 60% of organizations said they consider lack of visibility and inadequate IAM security a major threat to their cloud infrastructure."

While many companies are using commercial - and even free - cloud provider tools to address their cloud security needs, these typically lack granular visibility and analytic capabilities.

The state of cloud infrastructure security 98% of companies in the survey experienced a cloud data breach in the past 18 months, compared to 79% last year; while 67% reported three or more incidents.

Access risk and cloud infrastructure security rank among the top five security priorities for companies in the next 18 months.

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