Widespread Failure in Cloud Security Fundamentals Leaves Organisations Exposed, New Tenable Data Shows

Despite years of warnings, organisations are failing to master the fundamentals of cloud security, creating significant cyber exposure gaps. As they overwhelmingly adopt complex cloud and hybrid environments, a critical failure to manage identity-based threats and bridge the internal expertise gap is among the risks, leaving them dangerously exposed to breaches.

These are findings from the State of Cloud and AI Security 2025 report,  research commissioned by Tenable and developed in collaboration with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). The research surveyed more than 1,000 IT and security professionals worldwide, including India, to understand how organisations are adapting their strategies to manage risk across increasingly multi-layered cloud and AI‑driven infrastructures.

The modern IT landscape has become a complex web of infrastructure, with 82% of organisations now operating hybrid environments and 63% using multiple cloud providers. This shift demands unified security ...