Report by Palo Alto Networks
The State of Cloud Security Report 2025
7 FINDINGSPublished Dec 16, 2025
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53% of organizations identified lenient identity and access management practices as a top challenge.
Palo Alto NetworksThe State of Cloud Security Report 2025·Dec 16, 2025
Identity and Access ManagementIAMAccess ControlsCybersecurity Challenges
97% of organizations prioritize consolidating their cloud security footprint due to tool sprawl.
Palo Alto NetworksThe State of Cloud Security Report 2025·Dec 16, 2025
Cloud SecurityTool Sprawl
30% of teams take more than a full day to resolve an incident due to disjointed workflows between cloud and SOC teams.
Palo Alto NetworksThe State of Cloud Security Report 2025·Dec 16, 2025
Incident ResponseCloudSOC Team
89% of organizations believe that cloud and application security must be fully integrated with the SOC.
Palo Alto NetworksThe State of Cloud Security Report 2025·Dec 16, 2025
Cloud SecurityApplication SecuritySOC Integration
API attacks increased by 41% due to the rise of agentic AI relying heavily on APIs.
Palo Alto NetworksThe State of Cloud Security Report 2025·Dec 16, 2025
API SecurityAPI AttacksAgentic AI
28% of organizations reported unrestricted network access between cloud workloads as a growing threat.
Palo Alto NetworksThe State of Cloud Security Report 2025·Dec 16, 2025
Cloud SecurityNetwork SecurityCloud WorkloadsUnrestricted Network Access
99% of organizations experienced at least one attack on their AI systems in the past year.
Palo Alto NetworksThe State of Cloud Security Report 2025·Dec 16, 2025
AI systemsCyber attack