Over 90% of Cybersecurity Leaders Worldwide Report Cloud-Targeted Cyberattacks

A groundbreaking report from Rubrik Zero Labs, titled The State of Data Security: A Distributed Crisis, reveals a staggering reality for global IT and cybersecurity leaders: 90% of surveyed professionals have experienced cyberattacks within the last year, with many facing relentless assaults on their hybrid cloud environments.

Drawing from Rubrik telemetry, Wakefield Research surveys of over 1,600 IT and security leaders across 10 countries, and insights from industry giants like CrowdStrike and Microsoft, the study paints a dire picture of the escalating risks in distributed IT ecosystems.

As businesses increasingly adopt hybrid on-premises and cloud setups for scalability and innovation-90% of IT leaders confirm managing such environments-the complexity of securing data across multiple platforms has become a critical challenge, leaving organizations vulnerable to sophisticated threats.

Threat Actors Exploit Identity-Based Vulnerabilities

The report highlights a seismic shift in cyberattack methodologies, with identity-based attacks now accounting for nearly 80% of all ...