Cloud Breaches Are Surging, But Enterprises Aren't Quick Enough To React
ITPro, Friday, June 6th, 2025
The rise in cloud breaches has been attributed to a series of factors
Cloud breaches are going undetected for hours or days, according to new research, with security workers pinning blunders on 'alert fatigue', fragmented tools, and clunky legacy applications.
While nearly two-thirds of organizations suffered a cloud security incident in the past year, only 9% were detected within the first hour, according to Check Point's 2025 Cloud Security Report.
Notably, researchers found just 6% of incidents were remediated within the first hour, with 62% of enterprises taking more than 24 hours to fully recover.