by TINTSWALO BALOYI
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – ALERT fatigue, fragmented toolsets and a widespread inability for organisations to detect lateral movement or defend against artificial intelligence-driven attacks are leaving enterprises dangerously exposed.
This is according to the 2025 Cloud Security Report by Check Point Software Technologies, which reports that globally 65 percent of organisations experienced a cloud-related security incident in the past year- up from 61 percent the previous year.
Only 9 percent detected the incident within the first hour, and 6 percent managed to remediate it within that time frame, allowing intruders to remain undetected across cloud environments.
The report is based on a global survey of more than 900 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Information Technology leaders.
It notes that as hybrid, multi-cloud and edge architectures expand, many organisations are relying on outdated security models that cannot keep up.
“Security teams are chasing an ever-moving target,” said Paul Barbosa, Vice President of Cloud Security at Check Point.
He said as cloud environments grew more complex and AI-driven threats evolved, organisations could not afford to be stuck with fragmented tools and legacy approaches.
“It’s time to shift toward unified, intelligent and automated defenses designed for the realities of today’s decentralised world,” Barbosa said.
The survey established that cloud adoption outpaced security readiness, detection and remediation are too slow and tool sprawl was fueling alert fatigue.
Deryck Mitchelson, Global CISO at Check Point Software Technologies, emphasised that cloud transformation is accelerating faster than defenses.
“With attackers moving in minutes and defenders responding in days, the gap between detection and remediation is becoming a danger zone,” Mitchelson said.
– CAJ News