As of 2020, 91% of businesses use a public cloud and 72% use a private one. Most enterprises actually use both — with 69% opting for a hybrid solution.
But, revolution doesn’t come easy, and the cloud has also introduced new challenges in keeping organizations secure. As work moves outside the centralized office and goes remote, users are accessing the cloud directly – leaving the protection of the corporate network and leaving them open to threats. And with infrastructure, applications, and massive amounts of sensitive data now stored in the cloud, companies face serious consequences if compromised.
Traditional firewalls or secure web gateways no longer provide all the protection organizations need. The time has come for new solutions that address the unique security considerations of the cloud with Cisco Umbrella.
Technological innovation is growing bigger and moving faster all the time — unfortunately, this applies to the threat landscape as well. Even as new technologies advance the way we work, attackers are also growing and advancing — invading organizations with more unique methodologies, targeted specifically at the cloud security.
As work evolves, so do threats
Technological innovation is growing bigger and moving faster all the time unfortunately, this applies to the threat landscape as well. Even as new technologies advance the way we work, attackers are also growing and advancing invading organizations with more unique methodologies, targeted specifically at the cloud security reduces threat risk and paves the way to SASE.
But, while cyberattacks are only getting quicker, smarter, and stealthier, IT professionals are still relying on traditional network defenses, which only grow more outdated and less effective at preventing sophisticated cloud-based threats.
To keep ahead of this new class of attack, modern security solutions must be proactive, not reactive — no longer simply addressing threats as they come, but actively tapping into data, insight, and intelligence to block threats before they ever reach your network or users.
What’s standing in the way of cloud security?
Businesses know they need new and better protection for the cloud. But, getting there isn’t always easy. According to a recent report, the top 3 barriers to introducing cloud security are talent, and training shortages 53% an inability to integrate new solutions with existing technologies 37% and budget constraints 36%.
Cloud security works best when solutions are consolidated and simplified, and when IT has complete visibility and is able to stay on top of the latest developments.
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How cloud security reduces threat risk and paves the way to SASE
