Global IaaS security concerns 2019

Published by
Alexandra Borgeaud,
Mar 31, 2023
Globally, 40 percent of respondents from a survey in 2019 state being concerned over encryption of their organizations' data with local key integration. Generally, 91 percent of respondents are concerned over data security of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) environments. Infrastructure as a service provides virtualized computing resources over the internet. As reliance on infrastructure as a service grows, so do security concerns among users.

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) security concerns worldwide in 2019

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Encryption of my organization’s data with the ability to store and manage my encryption keys locally 40%
Detailed physical and IT architectural and security implementation information 38%
Specific, written compliance commitments for standards that apply to my organization 37%
Support for hardware security modules (HSMs) - either for local key generation, or as infrastructure for rent in the cloud 37%
Encryption of my organization’s data within the service provider’s infrastructure with keys stored and managed by the service provider 37%
Service level agreements and liability terms for a data breach 36%
Configuration management to properly configure data controls 36%
Support for key management as a service 36%
FIPS level certification of underlying encryption/key management hardware 35%
Exposure of detailed security monitoring for my organization’s implementation 34%
None of the above 9%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents40%40%38%38%37%37%37%37%37%37%36%36%36%36%36%36%35%35%34%34%9%9%Encryption of my organization’s data with the ability to store andmanage my encryption keys locallyDetailed physical and IT architectural and security implementationinformationSpecific, written compliance commitments for standards that apply tomy organizationSupport for hardware security modules (HSMs) - either for local keygeneration, or as infrastructure for rent in the cloudEncryption of my organization’s data within the service provider’sinfrastructure with keys stored and managed by the service providerService level agreements and liability terms for a data breachConfiguration management to properly configure data controlsSupport for key management as a serviceFIPS level certification of underlying encryption/key managementhardwareExposure of detailed security monitoring for my organization’simplementationNone of the above
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Release date

March 2020

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

November 2019

Number of respondents

1,723*

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executives with responsibility for or influence over IT and data security.

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Respondents are executives with responsibility for or influence over IT and data security. Job titles ranged from C-level executives including CEO, CFO, CISO, chief data officer, chief data scientist, chief risk officer, SVP/VP, security analyst, IT administrator, security engineer, systems administrator.

Respondents mostly represented organizations ranging from 500 to 10,000 employees.

Organizations mostly represented industries in healthcare, financial services, technology, retail, and federal government.

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