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Published: 13 Dec 2023

Cloud proliferation grew precipitously in 2023 and will continue to do so in 2024. This growth has led to several security difficulties, such as increased change velocity making it hard to keep up with security requirements, an increasingly complex attack surface and more vulnerabilities to patch or remediate.

As we move into next year, TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) analysts expect a lot of activity as organizations attempt to bridge the cloud security gap. ESG research found a vast majority (89%) of organizations said they plan to increase cloud threat detection and response (CDR) spending in 2024, with more than one-third (36%) of firms claiming their cloud security budgets will grow substantially.

When asked to identify which aspects of CDR need improvement moving forward, survey respondents tended to focus on aligning security with cloud-native applications and software development. The following were the top five areas indicated for improvement:

This research indicated security professionals are focused on the right places. Lacking traditional security staples, such as servers and IP addresses, cloud security depends on much greater understanding and oversight of cloud security applications while keeping up with the pace and processes of cloud-native development.

There's a lot of work ahead, but security pros seem intent on shifting left while improving the effectiveness of everything right of boom -- threat detection and response. That's a good mindset for cloud security in 2024.

Jon Oltsik is a distinguished analyst, fellow and the founder of TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group cybersecurity service. With more than 30 years of technology industry experience, Oltsik is widely recognized as an expert in all aspects of cybersecurity.

Enterprise Strategy Group is a division of TechTarget. Its analysts have business relationships with technology vendors.

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