Companies that handle sensitive customer data can’t afford to skimp on cloud security. While small companies often lack the resources to invest in application security, the number of mature organizations putting their customers at risk is alarming.
78% of enterprise applications are exposed to the threat of cyberattacks today. So what cloud security trends are to blame for the surge in unprotected application usage?
The2020 Intricately Cloud Security Reportunpacks the most pressing trends surrounding the growth of application security. Our data focuses on two types of cloud security products responsible for protecting applications: DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) and WAF (Web Application Firewall).
Keep reading for a sneak peek into the cloud security trends we cover in the report. And make sure to download the full report for even more insights.
The proprietary usage data collected by Intricately’sGlobal Sensor Networkindicates the rise of four trends:
Attack surface areas are growing
More sensitive business information lives in the cloud
The barrier to entry for cybercriminals is diminishing
The top tech spenders aren’t prioritizing security
Let’s dig into these cloud security trends a little deeper.
1. Attack Surface Areas Are Growing
The growth of unprotected applications has far outpaced applications with WAF and DDoS attack protection in place. But how do these rates compare across company size?
As the number of vulnerable applications increases, cybercriminals gain additional entry points to steal private business and customer data.
2. More Sensitive Business information Lives in the Cloud
Cloud growth is not slowing down. The expanding universe of cloud services and products continues to make it easier for businesses of all sizes to create high-performance solutions and easily deploy their digital infrastructure to the cloud.
Cloud application usage has grown by an average of 41% YoY since 2013. And as more companies move data from on-premises applications to the cloud, risk increases. Cloud
applications are highly susceptible to DDoS attacks, advanced persistent threats (APTs), and other web-based attacks.
3. The Barrier to Entry for Cybercriminals Is Diminishing
Several factors are to blame for the growing simplicity of cyberattacks:
Larger attack surface areas
Sensitive business information stored in vulnerable applications has risen
Low cost of entry
Distributed nature of cloud tools
High return for attackers
Cloud computing has paved the way to faster, cheaper technology deployments for companies of all sizes — but cybercriminals also benefit. Setting up a virtual machine and launching attacks is simpler and less expensive than ever. Unless organizations take action to secure their cloud resources properly, they leave themselves vulnerable to these attacks.
4. The Top Tech Spenders Aren’t Prioritizing Security
Companies with substantial cloud budgets are still deploying unprotected applications, putting their customers, partners, and employees at risk.
As enterprises process and store larger quantities of data, they’re deploying business intelligence (BI) and analytics applications without proper security configurations in place. Prioritizing cost-saving measures over major threats, stakeholders often feel convinced that minimal security is sufficient -- but it’s not.
Cybercriminals are constantly inventing new ways of infiltrating cloud applications, making it a continual challenge for companies to properly secure their cloud resources.
Intricately helps cloud security companies identify prospects who are using big data and analytics applications and deploying sensitive information — customers in need of security products.
You won’t want to miss our 2020 Cloud Security Report, brimming with insights gathered from more than 7 million businesses.
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