Multi-Cloud Security Is Straining CISO Teams

451 Research's Kennedy on How Skills Gap, Tool Sprawl Intensify Cloud Security Risk Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 27, 2026

Cloud security and generative artificial intelligence governance are stretching security teams thin, warned Daniel Kennedy, principal research analyst at 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. He said organizations now manage several cloud environments at once - each adding new risk and increasing the burden on security teams.

See Also: Why Healthcare Faces Rising Risks From Shadow AI

"You can imagine being a SOC operator at organizations of scale, they have a primary cloud and then two additional clouds, and sometimes it's three hyperscalers. Can you imagine learning the security stack of three hyperscalers and having to manage it?" Kennedy said.

In this video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSAC Conference 2026, Kennedy also discussed:

• Why CISOs face pressure to secure business-driven cloud decisions;
• Why organizations ...