2026 Cloud Security Report

As cloud environments scale, the attack surface does more than expand – it fragments. New cloud accounts, workloads, identities, applications, and data stores are created continuously, often through automated processes and developer-driven workflows. These changes occur across cloud environments that operate independently, leaving security teams to manage exposure that shifts faster than centralized oversight can follow.

Fragmentation has become the most significant operational barrier to effective cloud security. Sixtynine percent of organizations cite tool sprawl and visibility gaps as the top factor limiting cloud security effectiveness. Instead of reducing risk, security teams spend more time navigating multiple consoles and manually correlating alerts across disconnected systems than remediating threats.

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