Over Half of UK Businesses Cite Security Concerns as Biggest Barrier to Public Cloud Adoption
LONDON ― January 21, 2021 ― Fifty-eight per cent of UK business decision makers have admitted that security remains the biggest barrier to public cloud adoption in their organisations, according to new research from Centrify, a leading provider of modern privileged access management (PAM) solutions.
The research, conducted by independent polling agency Censuswide via a survey of 200 business decision makers in large- and medium-sized enterprises in the UK, also revealed that over one-third (35 per cent) of the organisations who have adopted cloud are less than 80 per cent confident that it is completely secure.
Security Biggest Barrier to Cloud Adoption for Over Half of UK Firms
Over half (58%) of UK businesses have cited security concerns as the biggest barrier to public cloud adoption, according to a new study from Centrify.
The survey of 200 business decision makers in large and medium-sized enterprises in the UK also found that over a third (35%) who have adopted cloud are less than 80% confident it is completely secure.
Additionally, more than a quarter (28%) of those surveyed revealed that their organization had been targeted by a cloud hacking attempt since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In regard to their companies’ security weaknesses, close to half (45%) of decision makers pinpointed the growth in machine identities and service accounts, such as those used by servers and applications, as their biggest exposure point.