{"id":9475,"date":"2023-07-19T09:54:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T09:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/?p=9475"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:49:35","slug":"cloud-detection-and-response-survey-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostnoc-revamp.branex.org\/blog\/cloud-detection-and-response-survey-report\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Key Takeaways From Cloud Detection and Response Survey Report 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

The rapid adoption of cloud-based technologies by businesses is encouraging cyberattackers to target them. This is why we are seeing an exponential rise in cyberattacks targeting sensitive business data stored on the cloud. As more and more businesses migrate their workloads to the cloud, we will see the trend of a growing number of cloud attacks continue.<\/p>\n

How can you protect your business cloud data in such a situation? By keeping a close eye on the latest developments in the cloud industry. Permiso tried to provide you with a sneak peek into the current state of cloud security through its Cloud Detection and Response Survey Report 2023.<\/p>\n

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In this article, you will learn about seven key takeaways from cloud detection and Response Survey Report 2023.<\/p>\n

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7 Key Takeaways From Cloud Detection and Response Survey Report 2023<\/h2>\n

Here are seven key takeaways from cloud detection and Response Survey Report 2023.<\/p>\n

1. Most Organizations Think That They Are Safe<\/h2>\n

According to the survey<\/a><\/u>, 80% <\/strong>of organizations were confident that their current cloud tools and infrastructure are capable of protecting them from even a well-executed attack on their cloud environment. That is exactly what attackers want businesses to think.<\/p>\n

When businesses think that they are safe, they don\u2019t do much to improve their cybersecurity defenses. In fact, they become relaxed, which allows cyberattackers to strike.<\/p>\n

Once they get their foot in the door, they can move laterally and compromise your entire cloud infrastructure. They use an attack vector to compromise a single account and use that account to gain access to other accounts. This leads to a never-ending vicious cycle.<\/p>\n

2. Gaps in Threat Detection and Response<\/h2>\n

Despite this false sense of security, a vast majority of respondents were worried about their threat identification and response capabilities. In fact, 95% <\/strong>of organizations are concerned about the inefficiency of their current cloud security tools and cloud security teams in detecting threats and responding to these threats. This clearly shows that there is a lot of room for improvement when it comes to threat detection and response in the cloud.<\/p>\n

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3. Faster Response<\/h2>\n

The cloud detection and response survey also revealed that 70% <\/strong>of businesses were confident that they could respond to any cyberattack or data breach targeting their cloud infrastructure within 12 to 24 hours<\/strong>. Even though the response time might vary based on the nature of attacks, the effectiveness of cybersecurity systems, and many other factors, this is still an underestimation.<\/p>\n

4. Slower Remediation<\/h2>\n

When Permiso collected data to verify this claim, they found that it was false. Incident response data collected and analyzed by Permiso showed that it took businesses more than two weeks, 16 days<\/strong> to be exact, to fix the issue. This is a huge departure from the 12 to 24-hour <\/strong>response time businesses think they take to respond to threats. This is what gives them a false sense of cloud security<\/a><\/u>, which can have devastating implications for them in the long run. This makes them complacent and consequently, a soft target for cybercriminals.<\/p>\n

5. Cloud Security Posture Management and Native Cloud Security<\/h2>\n

The survey also found that 70% <\/strong>of businesses are already using a native cloud security solution, and 48% <\/strong>are using a cloud security posture management solution to keep their cloud safe. Despite the wider adoption of cloud native security and cloud security posture management, businesses still struggle to deal with cloud security threats. Did you know why? They don\u2019t know how to make the most of these cloud security posture management and native cloud security tools.<\/p>\n

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These cybersecurity tools<\/a><\/u> offer tons of useful features and security controls, which, if used effectively, can drastically minimize the risk of cloud attacks and data breaches. Not only that, but these solutions can also help you boost your cybersecurity resilience and the maturity of your organization, and enhance its cloud security<\/a><\/u> capabilities.<\/p>\n

6. Rising Complexity<\/h2>\n

Gone are the days when cloud environments used to contain a handful of entities and identities. Fast forward to today, and they now contain thousands of them. According to the cloud detection and response survey,\u00a0 80% <\/strong>of businesses have at least 1000 entities <\/strong>in their cloud environment. More than 60% <\/strong>have more than 1000 API secrets<\/strong> across the cloud infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>55% <\/strong>manage more than 5000\u00a0 entities <\/strong>(cloud and on-premises combined) while 31% <\/strong>have 2000 API secrets. <\/strong>Despite this, only 25% of businesses<\/strong> took advantage of federation capabilities to manage access in the cloud. That is why most businesses are struggling to maintain visibility over their cloud infrastructure. This makes it easy for threat actors to target them and steal sensitive business data stored in the cloud.<\/p>\n

7. Stolen Credentials Are Still The Biggest Threat<\/h2>\n

Did you know what the biggest threat to your cloud environment is? It is stolen credentials. In fact, the cloud detection and response survey report found that stolen credentials are the primary attack vectors<\/a><\/u> threat actors use to compromise your cloud data. That is why businesses must invest in an identity and access management solution<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It will give you more control over the cloud environment and let you decide who has access to which cloud data. Moreover, it also takes the pain out of identity management and makes the process hassle-free. Irrespective of how many identities and entities your cloud environment has, you can easily manage all of them without losing sight of any of them.<\/p>\n

Even if you have an identity and access management system in place, that won\u2019t guarantee you complete cloud protection. This is because most businesses don\u2019t follow the best practices, which is why they fail to take full advantage of identity and access management solutions.<\/p>\n

This is evident from the methods businesses use to grant access to cloud environments. According to the cloud detection and response survey, 46% <\/strong>provided cloud console access to local identity and access management users, while 38%<\/strong> used long keys to grant access to cloud environments, both of which are not secure methods for granting access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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