CISOs and other cyber-risk professionals responsible for cloud security face difficult challenges and new opportunities. Data breaches are pervasive and have become a societal norm. The sprawling IT estate is difficult to inventory, analyze for risk, and prioritize remediation. Lack of standard expectations and transparency for cloud service providers have left CISOs scrambling to drive cloud security improvements largely on their own. However, several new forces emerged this year that should help CISOs chart a course for improved cloud security in 2025.

This report is intended for financial services CISOs and other leaders responsible for designing and delivering cloud security solutions. It is based on results from a Datos Insights survey of 60 cyber risk leaders from North American FIs in August 2024, a Datos Insights survey of 20 cyber risk leaders from the Financial Crimes and Cybersecurity Forum in August 2024, and a Datos Insights survey of 20 FI and insurer cyber executive council members in August and September 2024.

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This report mentions Akamai, Amazon/AWS, Capital One, Cequence, Entrust, F5, Google, HYPR, JupiterOne, Microsoft, OctoXLabs, Okta, Ping Identity, Securiti.ai, Sentra, Sperion, ThreatAware, Veronis, Wallarm, and 1Kosmos.