Dangerous Blind Spots Costing Enterprises Time, Trust, and Agility Exposed in Check Point’s 2025 Cloud Security Report

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. , a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today 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 organizations 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As hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge architectures expand, many organizations are relying on outdated security models that can’t keep up.  According to the report, 65% of organizations 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 ...