While the mass migration to Cloud application and services over the last decade has delivered many benefits in increased productivity and supported the modern distributed workplace, it has also created many new avenues for data breaches.
- In the last 18 months, 79% of companies have faced at least one cloud breach, with 43% reporting more than 10 breaches in that period2.
- A study found that more than a third (39%) of businesses experienced a data breach in their cloud environment, with human error being reported as the leading cause of these breaches by over half (55%) of those surveyed.
- Despite the increase in sensitive data stored in the cloud, only an average of 45% of this sensitive data is encrypted, highlighting low levels of encryption usage3.
These statistics underscore the prevalence of data breaches in cloud environments and emphasize the importance of robust security measures, encryption practices, and data protection strategies to mitigate risks associated with cloud data loss.
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