Cloud adoption isn't going away - but can your business deal with the security impact?

• Tool sprawl and visibility gaps are blocking companies from good security postures, report says
• Around two in three agree they would prefer a unified security platform
• Consolidation and automation are two of Fortinet's five recommendations

A new Fortinet report has confirmed cloud is now considered mission-critical for most businesses, underpinning many operations and their AI strategies - but it also comes with its downsides.

For example, cloud has massively expanded the attack surface beyond the scope of legacy cybersecurity tools.

As a result, more than two-thirds (69%) now blame tool sprawl and visibility gaps for creating cloud security barriers, and a similar number (66%) also admit they're not strongly confident in their ability to detect and respond to cloud threats in real-time, which marks an increase compared to the same data from one year ago.