PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, today announced the results of a survey on the implementation of cloud security best practices. Conducted by Dimensional Research last month, the survey evaluated the opinions of 310 security professionals.
According to the survey, a number of organizations face shortcomings in monitoring and securing their cloud environments. A majority of security professionals (76%) state they have difficulty maintaining security configurations in the cloud, and 37% said their risk management capabilities in the cloud are worse compared with other parts of their environment. Almost all (93%) are concerned about human error causing accidental exposure of their cloud data.
Attackers are known to run automated searches to find sensitive data exposed in the cloud, making it critical for organizations to monitor their cloud security posture on a recurring basis and fix issues immediately. However, Tripwire’s report found that only 21% of organizations assess their overall cloud security posture in real time or near real time. While 21% said they conduct weekly evaluations, 58% do so only monthly or less frequently. Despite widespread worry about human errors, 22% still assess their cloud security posture manually.
“Security teams are dealing with much more complex environments, and it can be extremely difficult to stay on top of the growing cloud footprint without having the right strategy and resources in place,” said Tim Erlin, vice president of product management and strategy at Tripwire. “Fortunately, there are well-established frameworks, such as CIS benchmarks, which provide prioritized recommendations for securing the cloud. However, the ongoing work of maintaining proper security controls often goes undone or puts too much strain on resources, leading to human error.”
Most organizations utilize a framework for securing their cloud environments - CIS and NIST being two of the most popular - but only 22% said they are able to maintain continuous cloud security compliance over time. While 91% of organizations have implemented some level of automated enforcement in the cloud, 92% still want to increase their level of automated enforcement.
Additional survey findings show that automation levels varied across cloud security best practices:
- Only 51% have automated solutions that ensure proper encryption settings are enabled for databases or storage buckets.
- Less than half (45%) automatically assess new cloud assets as they are added to the environment.
- A slim majority (51%) have automated alerts with context for suspicious behavior.
For more detailed findings, please visit: https://www.tripwire.com/solutions/cloud-cybersecurity/cloud-security-best-practices-report/
For more information on Tripwire’s cloud security solutions, please visit: https://www.tripwire.com/solutions/cloud-cybersecurity
About Tripwire
Tripwire is the trusted leader for establishing a strong cybersecurity foundation. For more than 20 years, we protect the world’s leading organizations against the most damaging cyberattacks, keeping pace with rapidly changing tech complexities to defend against ever-evolving threats. On-site and in the cloud, our diverse portfolio of solutions find, monitor and mitigate risks to organizations’ digital infrastructure—all without disrupting day-to-day operations or productivity. Think of us as the invisible line that keeps systems safe.
Learn more at https://www.tripwire.com/, get security news, trends and insights at www.tripwire.com/blog, or connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
