Summary
Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs) have emerged as a critical category of security tooling due to their ability to consolidate the capabilities of various security tools deployed by organizations. According to a survey commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), CNAPPs are being widely adopted to secure multi-cloud environments. The survey also revealed challenges faced by organizations, such as managing security alerts, integrating security into DevOps practices, incident response, network security, and cloud infrastructure entitlement management.
Introduction
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released the findings of the Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) Survey Report, which highlights the growing importance of CNAPPs as a security tool. The survey, developed by Microsoft, aims to understand the adoption rates and challenges faced by organizations in implementing CNAPPs. CNAPPs are gaining popularity due to the complexity of securing multi-cloud environments and their ability to consolidate various security tools, including Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Cloud Workload Protection (CWP), and Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM), network security, and secure DevOps.
Main Points
- 75% of organizations have either implemented or plan to implement CNAPPs to protect their multi-cloud environments.
- Security teams struggle with prioritizing security enhancements due to a flood of security alerts (32%) and lack of clear-cut information (34%).
- 51% of organizations are in the process of integrating security into their DevOps practices, with lack of expertise (46%), insufficient automation (43%), and excessive false positives (42%) being major challenges.
- 25% of respondents identified the lack of manpower as a significant challenge in incident response, and 29% reported the absence of formal response plans.
- 43% of organizations reported full integration of network security in a multi-cloud environment, but there are challenges in threat detection and managing a large volume of security alerts.
- 43% of organizations identified misconfigurations of permissions as their top concern in cloud infrastructure entitlement management.
Conclusion
The survey highlights the importance of CNAPPs in securing multi-cloud environments and consolidating various security tools. Organizations face challenges in managing security alerts, integrating security into DevOps practices, incident response, network security, and cloud infrastructure entitlement management. It is crucial for organizations to leverage integrated security solutions to effectively address the complex cybersecurity challenges of today and the future.