Dangerous blind spots costing enterprises time, trust, and agility exposed in Check Point’s 2025 cloud security report

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd released its 2025 Cloud Security Report. Based on a global survey of more than 900 CISOs and IT leaders, the report reveals systemic weaknesses, including alert fatigue, fragmented toolsets, and a widespread inability for organisations to detect lateral movement or defend against AI-driven attacks, leaving enterprises dangerously exposed. The findings also include actionable strategies for closing the gap between cloud innovation and cyber resilience.

As hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge architectures expand, many organisations are relying on outdated security models that can’t keep up.  According to the report, 65% of organisations experienced a cloud-related security incident in the past year, up from 61% the previous year. Alarmingly, only 9% detected the incident within the first hour, and a mere 6% managed to remediate it within that time frame, allowing intruders to remain undetected across cloud environments.

“Security teams are chasing an ever-moving ...