8 in 10 users (80%) have seen reduced cloud operating costs through better identification of redundancies using open cloud security tools.

67% of organisations conduct cloud vulnerability assessments monthly or more frequently.

88% of organisations are using open cloud security tools.

83% report strengthened collaboration between security and IT departments due to open cloud security tools.

44% of organisations struggle to comply with new cloud security regulations.

Benefits of AI cloud use include Human augmentation (44%), Improved data protection (42%), and Strengthened threat detection and response capabilities (38%).

46% of organisations still struggle with cloud vulnerability management.

46% of respondents grapple with cloud security tool alert fatigue.

25% of organisations are still using manual processes for cloud security.

Technologies anticipated to have the greatest impact on cloud security in the next three years: AI and ML-driven security analytics (27%), Open source cloud security tools and technologies (17%), Automated threat intelligence and response (16%).

Security teams must sift through roughly 7,000 cloud security tool alerts to find a single active threat.

45% of respondents report consistent false positives from their cloud security tools.

92% of respondents believe that unified cloud runtime security solutions would enhance incident response efficiency and contextualise alerts.

Organisations using fully or highly automated cloud security processes save an average of 19 hours per week.

96% of organisations conduct regular cloud vulnerability assessments.

37% of organisations failed a compliance audit due to cloud security issues in the past 12 months.

75% of organisations are planning to spend more on cloud compliance-related measures in 2025 than in 2024.

Organisations are averaging a 27% increase in planned cloud compliance spending for 2025 compared to 2024.

Cloud Cost Optimisation Steps (taken by 86% of organisations), Automating security processes (60%), Consolidating security tools and platforms (51%), Scaling security measures based on risk assessments (43%).

44% of organisations say their process for monitoring and managing cloud security is highly automated.