Security News > 2021 > November > 40% of organizations suffered a cloud-based data breach in the past 12 months

Despite increasing cyberattacks targeting data in the cloud, 83% of businesses are still failing to encrypt half of the sensitive data they store in the cloud, raising even greater concerns as to the impact cyber criminals can have.

40% of organizations have experienced a cloud-based data breach in the past 12 months, according to a study conducted by 451 Research.

Globally, 57% of respondents reported they make use of two or more cloud infrastructure providers, whilst 24% of organizations flagged that the majority of their workloads and data now reside in the cloud.

Sebastien Cano, SVP for Cloud Protection and Licensing activities at Thales comments: "Organizations across the world are struggling to navigate the increased complexity that comes with greater adoption of cloud-based solutions. A robust security strategy is essential to ensuring data and business operations remain secure. With nearly every business reliant on the cloud to some extent, it is vital that security teams have the ability to discover, protect, and maintain control of their data."

"Fernando Montenegro Principal Research Analyst, Information Security at 451 Research, added from the 2021 Thales Global Cloud Security Study:"Protecting customer data is always the priority, and organizations should strongly consider reviewing their strategies and approaches to proactively protect data in cloud.

"As data privacy and sovereignty regulations grow, it will be paramount that organizations have a clear understanding of how they remain responsible for data security and make clear decisions about who is in control and who can access their sensitive data."

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