SANS 2026 Cloud Security Survey Insights

Cloud security is no longer optional—it's a moving target. As organizations accelerate multi-cloud adoption, they face growing complexity, evolving threats, and rising expectations around compliance, visibility, and control.

The 2026 SANS Cloud Security Research Survey brings together insights from security leaders and practitioners worldwide. This year’s study examines the current state of cloud security, highlighting key challenges, top threats, and the tools organizations are using—or wish they had—to secure cloud environments at scale.