Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today released its 2025 Cloud Security Report, revealing significant vulnerabilities in enterprise cloud security practices worldwide.
Based on a survey of over 900 CISOs and IT leaders, the report exposes systemic weaknesses such as alert fatigue, fragmented security tools, slow threat detection, and widespread inability to detect lateral movement or defend against AI-driven attacks, leaving organizations dangerously exposed.
As enterprises increasingly adopt hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge computing environments, many are still relying on outdated security models that cannot keep pace with evolving threats.
The report found that 65% of organizations experienced a cloud-related security incident in the past year—up from 61% the previous year. Alarmingly, just 9% detected the breach within the first hour, and only 6% managed to remediate it in that timeframe, allowing attackers prolonged undetected access.
“Security teams are chasing an ever-moving target,” said Paul Barbosa, VP of Cloud Security at Check Point Software Technologies. “Cloud environments are growing more complex, and AI-driven threats are evolving fast. Organizations must move away from fragmented, legacy tools toward unified, intelligent, and automated defenses built for today’s decentralized IT landscape.”
Key Insights from the 2025 Cloud Security Report:
- Cloud Adoption Outpaces Security Readiness:
62% of organizations have embraced cloud edge technologies, 57% use hybrid cloud, and 51% operate within multi-cloud frameworks. Traditional perimeter-based defenses struggle to secure these distributed infrastructures. - Detection and Remediation Are Lagging:
A mere 9% detect incidents within the first hour. Meanwhile, 62% take over 24 hours to remediate breaches, providing attackers ample opportunity to escalate privileges. - Tool Sprawl Fuels Alert Fatigue:
71% of respondents use more than 10 different cloud security tools; 16% use over 50. Many face nearly 500 security alerts daily, overwhelming analysts and slowing response. - Application Security Is Falling Behind:
61% still rely on legacy, signature-based Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), which are increasingly ineffective against sophisticated AI-augmented attacks. - AI Preparedness Gap:
While 68% prioritize AI for cyber defense, only 25% feel ready to confront AI-driven threats, marking a significant risk area. - Blind Spot in Lateral Movement:
Only 17% have full visibility into east-west cloud traffic, allowing attackers to move undetected once inside. - Detection Often Reliant on Humans:
Security tools detected only 35% of incidents, with most discovered by employees, audits, or external alerts—highlighting critical monitoring gaps. - Internal Challenges Stall Progress:
Rapid technology changes (cited by 54%) and skills shortages (49%) hamper security efforts, compounded by tool fragmentation (40%) that delays responses and widens exposure.
To address these challenges, Check Point advocates adopting decentralized, prevention-first cloud security approaches. The report recommends consolidating toolsets, deploying AI-powered threat detection, and leveraging real-time telemetry for comprehensive visibility across hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems.
Solutions like Check Point CloudGuard and the Check Point Infinity Platform enable unified cloud defenses, automated incident response, and streamlined policy enforcement.
Deryck Mitchelson, Global CISO at Check Point Software Technologies, stresses, “Cloud transformation is accelerating faster than our defenses. With attackers moving in minutes and defenders responding in days, the detection-to-remediation gap is a danger zone. CISOs must unify fragmented tools, secure lateral movement visibility, and prepare for AI-driven threats or risk losing control of their cloud environments to sophisticated adversaries.”
For the full 2025 Cloud Security Report and expert CISO guidance, visit Check Point’s website and blog.
