Kaspersky and ISG have collaborated on a research effort to analyze companies' attitudes toward hybrid cloud and cloud-native technologies
Kaspersky and ISG have collaborated on a research effort to analyze companies' attitudes toward hybrid cloud and cloud-native technologies. A new study finds that an increasing number of organizations are moving towards hybrid cloud environments and adopting containerization technologies, leading to an urgent need for enhanced security solutions for cloud workloads.
The research conducted by Kaspersky and ISG included a survey of 310 enterprise leaders, including CIOs and CTOs responsible for strategic technology investments across a wide range of industries covering 12 countries. It has revealed the critical factors shaping the adoption of hybrid cloud and cloud native technologies among enterprises. The most important results that emerged from this research are the following:
Adoption of hybrid cloud and container technologies is accelerating
The survey highlights the rapid shift towards hybrid cloud environments and the widespread adoption of containerization technologies. Almost every organization is keen to enhance their cloud-native capabilities, leverage cloud and on-premises infrastructures, and expand their containerized development strategies. With 71% of organizations already using public cloud platforms and 96% planning to adopt cloud native technologies in the next two years, this momentum is undeniable. Additionally, nearly three-quarters of organizations are preparing to adopt containerization to adapt to dynamically changing workloads.
Security challenges trump cybersecurity solutions
Despite the significant increase in cloud adoption, cybersecurity solutions are struggling to keep up with the evolving security challenges associated with hybrid cloud and container environments. Half of the organizations surveyed still face data security and compliance challenges, while investing in cloud workload security tools emerged as a top priority for 54 percent of respondents.
Reflecting the growing importance of cloud security measures, three out of five research participants stressed the urgent need to proactively monitor and address runtime misconfigurations of cloud assets. Additionally, 49% of respondents expect threat profiles to be reported based on personality, while 51% prioritize real-time solutions for tracking compliance violations and sharing alerts with security teams. Furthermore, more than half of survey respondents are looking for security solutions for cloud workloads with continuous monitoring and automated response capabilities.
Furthermore, as containerization gains more attention, 51 percent of respondents intend to invest in solutions for real-time tracking of container compliance violations and alerts, with 43 percent prioritizing investments in variable security protocols.
Future-ready cloud workload security evolution
According to the survey results, organizations moving to hybrid cloud environments and containerization technologies will benefit from a comprehensive security solution. This solution should include constantly updated predictive mechanisms powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning that analyze user behavior to detect and mitigate attacks, thus ensuring robust data protection policies.
A unified platform is essential to protecting endpoints, servers, and cloud workloads. This platform should include centralized identity management and cloud access security brokers (CASBs) to enhance security visibility and implement zero-trust security measures.
Furthermore, personalized and integrated threat intelligence feeds are critical for hybrid cloud services, providing real-time, context-rich analysis of the threat trajectory within cloud environments, including insights into threat origins, tactics, techniques, and procedures.
“Industry-specific cloud security solutions are recommended to meet unique requirements, ensure seamless compliance with regulatory frameworks and improve enterprise success in cloud computing initiatives. In response to the rapid adoption of new technologies, we at Kaspersky have developed the Kaspersky Cloud Workload Security (Kaspersky CWS) ecosystem. With intelligent threat data and real-time machine learning algorithms, this ecosystem protects workloads across hosts, virtual machines or containers, regardless of deployment in private, public or hybrid clouds,” Anton Rusakov-Rudenko, Product Marketing Manager, Cloud and Network Security Product . Said line in Kaspersky.
The Kaspersky Cloud Workload Security ecosystem consists of two products: Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security and Kaspersky Container Security. Designed specifically to address security risks in cloud workloads, this multi-layered threat protection solution proactively defends the system against a wide range of cyber threats, including malware, phishing, and rogue containers during runtime. Furthermore, the ecosystem integrates seamlessly with other Kaspersky solutions, ensuring comprehensive coverage of customers' cybersecurity risks. The Kaspersky Cloud Workload Security ecosystem also supports ongoing regulatory compliance for cloud infrastructures.
After reviewing the Kaspersky CWS ecosystem utility, Partha Chakraborty, Senior Analyst at ISG, concluded, “As organizations navigate the complexities of container and hybrid cloud environments, Kaspersky Cloud Workload Security provides powerful protection, guiding them through operational complexities with reliability. Innovative security Kaspersky enables organizations to fortify their digital assets, ensuring robust defenses against evolving security threats in a dynamic cloud landscape.
