Cloud Security Challenges Grow with Increased Adoption: Fortinet Report By Elets News Network - 22 January 2025

Cloud Security

Cloud adoption is changing how organisations manage IT operations. It involves using remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data instead of relying on local servers or personal computers. This allows businesses to scale operations quickly, improve collaboration, and reduce infrastructure costs. By supporting remote work, streamlining workflows, and offering flexible data access, cloud technology is becoming essential for modern IT strategies.

However, this transformation brings its own set of complexities. Organisations must safeguard data, meet regulatory requirements, and manage increasingly complex environments with hybrid and multi-cloud setups. Fortinet’s 2025 State of Cloud Security Report, developed with Cybersecurity Insiders, analyses these challenges and the steps needed to address them.


Key Findings

  • Increased Use of Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Systems: 78% of organisations work with multiple cloud providers. Hybrid models, which combine on-premises systems and public cloud, are used by 54% of organisations.

  • Top Security and Compliance Concerns: 61% say security and compliance are key challenges in adopting cloud systems, like protecting data and meeting regulatory requirements.

  • Skills Shortages: 76% of organisations report a lack of cloud security expertise, which increases the need for better training and automation.

  • Issues with Threat Detection: 64% of respondents lack confidence in detecting threats in real-time.

  • Preference for Unified Platforms: 97% of respondents prefer platforms that provide a central dashboard for managing policies and improving visibility.

  • Use of Advanced Tools: 67% use Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and 62% use Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) to address misconfigurations and secure applications.

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Steps to Improve Security

The report suggests the following steps to address cloud security challenges:

  • Using unified platforms to simplify the management of security policies.

  • Training staff to improve knowledge of cloud security.

  • Implementing tools like workload protection and runtime defence to secure applications.

  • Using encryption and automation to improve data security.

Vivek Srivastava, Country Manager, India & SAARC, Fortinet, said, The report highlights organisations navigating the challenges of cloud adoption and recognises the importance of safeguarding their cloud-based initiatives. As a result, they are significantly increasing their cloud security investments in the coming year. CISOs are prioritising their efforts to address critical security gaps, ensure compliance, and overcome technical complexities. Fortinet’s industry-leading solutions provide the tools with critical capabilities today’s organisations need, to protect their cloud infrastructures effectively by integrating AI-driven threat detection and zero-trust architectures which are the next wave of cloud security solutions.”

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