2025 Thales Cloud Security Study #2025CloudSecurityStudy
Executive Summary
Cloud-based services have become a common and critical part of enterprise infrastructure, but organizations still struggle to secure them. This latest edition of the Thales Cloud Security Study examines organizations’ challenges, successes and strategic plans related to their cloud-based infrastructure and services. While most enterprises have integrated cloud resources into their operations, many need to improve their ability to secure these environments and the data they contain. Despite cloud security’s status as respondents’ top security spending priority, most organizations require significant advancement in their cloud security posture and operations. The rapid push to support AI initiatives, which are often heavily cloud-dependent, further intensifies the urgency, as effective and efficient data protections are required to deliver on the promise of AI. This year’s edition of the Thales Cloud Security Study includes insights from nearly 3,200 respondents across 20 countries, capturing executive, managerial and practitioner perspectives on the evolving cloud security landscape. As cloud infrastructure continues to expand, cloud security remains the top security spending priority for organizations worldwide. However, the growing complexity of hybrid and multicloud environments is placing increasing strain on security teams. A rising number of respondents report challenges in securing their cloud assets, an issue that is further amplified by the demands of AI projects that often operate in the cloud and require access to large volumes of sensitive data. Compounding this issue, four of the top five targeted assets in reported attacks are cloud-based. In this environment, strengthening cloud security and streamlining operations are essential steps toward enhancing overall security effectiveness and resilience.
Source: 2025 Cloud Security Study custom survey from S&P Global Market Intelligence 451 Research, commissioned by Thales.
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