Zero trust is top cloud security priority for next year, research finds

Zero trust is top cloud security priority for next year, research finds

Middle East cloud security professionals have identified zero trust as the number one cloud security priority for the next year, according to a recent survey. The ‘ ‘ report found that 56 per cent of regional cloud security experts would prioritise zero trust strategies, followed by data and privacy best practices at 43 per cent. Regulatory compliance was a close third at 42 per cent. The white paper surveyed 584 cloud security professionals across the region. It was launched by Dr Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, head of Cybersecurity for the UAE Government, at the Cybersecurity Innovation Series (CSIS) 2023 in Dubai. The report is endorsed by the UAE Cyber Security Council and OIC-CERT and sponsored by Huawei. The research highlighted the Middle East unanimously adopting a cloud-first strategy, with “non-cloud” environments almost non-existent today. Cloud is viewed as the quintessential baseline platform for adopting other deep technologies, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and internet of things. More importantly, the report also highlighted the flexibility of cloud solutions with the ability to adapt cloud on a case-by-case basis, where we are seeing a trend for both sovereign and hybrid clouds to be weaved together into national or regional multi-cloud strategies to unleash the