2024 Cloud Security Survey

Welcome to the 2024 Cloud Security Survey! This survey is organized by the 600,000+ member Information Security Community on LinkedIn to reveal the current trends on cloud security threats, organizations' investment priorities, and solutions for cloud security.

Take the survey and you will receive the full 2024 Cloud Security Report with anonymized, aggregated results (as soon as the report becomes available). The report will provide the latest cloud security trends and data points that will help you gauge how your own organization stacks up to others.

Let your voice be heard; take the cloud security survey now (survey completion takes about 20 minutes).

For any questions or suggestions, please contact me at holger.schulze@cybersecurity-insiders.com

Thank you,

Holger Schulze

Founder | Information Security Community on LinkedIn

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* 1. What is your organization's current level of cloud maturity? (Select one)

Non-Existent - No cloud adoption or readiness

Exploratory - Initial adoption, mainly experimental

Developing - Established cloud usage with some standard processes

Advanced - Mature cloud practices, robust architecture

Optimized - Fully automated, innovative, and leading-edge cloud practices

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* 2. How concerned are you about the security of public clouds? (Select one)

Extremely concerned

Very concerned

Moderately concerned

Slightly concerned

Not at all concerned

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* 3. How confident are you in your organization’s cloud security posture? (Select one)

Extremely confident

Very confident

Moderately confident

Slightly confident

Not at all confident

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* 4. Has your organization experienced any security incidents related to public cloud usage in the last 12 months? (Select one)

Yes

Not sure / Can't Disclose

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* 5. If you answered 'yes' to experiencing a cloud-related security incident, what type of incident(s) occurred? (Select all that apply)

Cloud Service Misuse (e.g., using cloud services for malicious activities)

Compliance Violations (e.g., incidents leading to legal/regulatory non-compliance)

Malware-Related Incidents (e.g., malware infection)

Configuration and Management Issues (e.g., exploited vulnerabilities due to misconfiguration, wrongly configured resources/accounts)

Service Disruption Attacks (e.g., DoS/DDoS attacks)

API Security Issues (e.g., API breaches or vulnerabilities)

Access and Account Security (e.g., account compromise, unauthorized access)

Data Security Breaches (e.g., inappropriate data/file sharing, data leakage to unsafe devices, uploads to unsanctioned cloud resources, unintentional exposure of sensitive data)

Not sure / Can't disclose

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What are your top cloud security priorities? (Please select all that apply)

Compliance and Regulatory Adherence (Ensuring adherence to laws and standards; e.g., Compliance monitoring, Regulatory compliance)

Access Management and Identity Verification (Controlling resource access, secure authentication; e.g., Access risks, BYOD security)

Threat Detection and Response (Identifying and responding to cyber threats; e.g., Malware defense, Incident response)

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity (Preparing for incidents, ensuring business continuity; e.g., Disaster recovery planning, Business continuity management)

Infrastructure and Resource Security (Securing cloud physical and virtual resources; e.g., Cloud infrastructure security, Misconfiguration prevention)

Data Security and Privacy (Protecting sensitive information, ensuring privacy; e.g., Data privacy issues, Data confidentiality)

Governance and Risk Management (Developing security policies, managing risks; e.g., Security governance, Cloud security training)

User Education and Awareness (Training users in security best practices; e.g., Awareness programs, Targeted training)

Cloud Migration and Integration (Security during cloud migration, multi-cloud integration; e.g., Secure migration practices, Multi-cloud security).

Application Security (Securing hosted applications, both popular and niche; e.g., Securing cloud apps, Shadow IT management)

Other (please specify)

5% of survey complete.