2023 Cloud Security Report

In 2023, the cloud is fundamentally delivering on its promised business outcomes, including flexible capacity and scalability, increased agility, improved availability, and accelerated deployment and provisioning. However, security concerns remain a critical barrier to cloud adoption, showing little signs of improvement in the perception of cloud security professionals.

Cloud adoption is further inhibited by a number of related challenges that prevent the faster and broader embracement of cloud services, including the continued lack of cloud security talent, proliferating compliance requirements, and the significant lack of visibility and control, especially in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

This report discusses:

• The current state of Cloud Adoption
• Benefits of the Cloud
• Security Challenges in the Cloud
• Key Priorities for Cloud Security
• Methodology and Demographics