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perspective , we ’ ve recently seen organisations embracing Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms ( CNAPPs ) – a cloud-native security model intended to replace the use of multiple independent tools with one holistic security solution for modern enterprises with cloud-native workloads .
That ’ s the picture that ’ s largely been painted from 2020 – 2023 . But what of 2024 ? Where it was thought that there would be a logical and continuous shift away from on-prem to the cloud , this transition is now not as certain as it once was , with concerns having been growing among organisations for several reasons in recent times .
First , there have been several high-profile cloud breaches . For example , in June 2023 , automaker , Toyota , revealed that roughly 260,000 customers ’ data was exposed due to a misconfigured cloud environment . Further , the 2023 Thales Cloud Security Study revealed that 39 % of businesses experienced a data breach in their cloud environment in the last year .
However , it ’ s not just security , but also cost that ’ s a potential challenge . According to Flexera ’ s State of the Cloud 2023 report , cost is the number one concern with cloud , knocking security off the top spot for the first time in 10 years . Organisations are spending significantly on cloud platforms and supportive security , yet the economic gains that they anticipated are struggling to materialise in many cases .
Of course , the cloud won ’ t be scrapped . Yet it ’ s possible that we ’ ll see several organisations planning to move a proportion of their key assets back on-prem in 2024 as they seek to ease concerns surrounding both cost and security . �
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