Cloud Infrastructure Vulnerabilities to Increase 50%, According to Skybox Security Report

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Skybox^® Security, a global leader in cybersecurity management, today announced the release of its 2019 Cloud Trends Report. The report, compiled by the team of security analysts at the Skybox^® Research Lab, analyzes vulnerability trends and other risks in cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Its analysis also concerns other technologies relevant to the use of IaaS such as containers, orchestration platforms and devops tools. In addition to analysis findings, the report also provides guidance on best practices to improving cloud security capabilities in light of these trends.

Key findings of the report include:

• Vulnerabilities affecting cloud IaaS solutions likely to increase 50% over 2018 figures
• Cloud container vulnerabilities have increased by 82% thus far in 2019
• Third-party cloud plugins and apps further expanding the attack surface
• Misconfigurations the greatest risk to cloud security

"Vulnerabilities within IaaS cloud solutions are naturally going to continue to climb as these services are more widely adopted," said Skybox Chief Technology Officer Ron Davidson. "Organizations would be wise not to be too distracted by this increase in vulnerability reports. The biggest cloud insecurities don't exist within the service provider's infrastructure itself, but in the way that companies implement and manage the technology. Without proper security considerations and oversight, misconfigurations and policy violations may abound. These process-related issues are hiding in plain sight within organizations — and they present the greatest risk."

"Risks within cloud environments are difficult to manage in many organizations simply because the traditional tools, processes and teams are often ill-equipped to handle the volume and velocity of change in cloud environments," said Amrit Williams, VP of products at Skybox. "Handling the security and management of disparate infrastructures is incredibly complex, so many organizations are being forced to rethink how to maximize the effectiveness of their cloud deployments while maintaining efficiency. This report highlights the need for organizations to try and unify their methodologies across their hybrid infrastructure, while still understanding there are unique challenges with cloud."

To read the full report, click here.

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