SANS survey finds cloud security maturity lagging widespread adoption
Original title: Cloud Security Maturity Lags Despite Widespread Adoption, SANS Warns
Of 400 professionals surveyed, 93% run production cloud workloads, but only 40% call their strategy advanced.
The 2026 SANS Cloud Security Survey Insights report, based on 400 IT and security professionals, says cloud use is widespread while security programs remain only partly implemented. SANS found 45% of critical cloud incidents tied to misconfiguration, ahead of credential theft at 22%. Most organizations reported higher cloud security spending, while few run a single consolidated CNAPP platform.
- 51% run enterprise-scale or hyperscale environments, and 73% have a dedicated cloud security role.
- 65% use more than one cloud provider.
- 49% need more than 24 hours to close a known critical gap.
- 70% spend more on cloud security than a year ago; 7% reported cuts.
- 21% run one consolidated CNAPP; 31% keep separate CSPM, CWPP, and CIEM tools.
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- SANS
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Nearly all organizations now run production workloads in the cloud, but a new SANS survey found most have yet to achieve mature cloud security programs
By Beth Maundrill · infosecurity-magazine.com
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