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FEATURE Only 9% of survey respondents are extremely satisfied with their current security solutions for multi-cloud environments. believe they do not need to re-evaluate their suppliers. Figures like these are a wake-up call for everyone in the multicloud security space. This evidence shows the need to adopt a Polynimbus secure application services approach to give the power back to IT and security teams so they can provide a secure and consistent secure application services environment across their clouds. Powered by application delivery controller (ADC) solutions, Polynimbus mindsets and practices will be the most effective way to ensure that multi-cloud compliance, security An answer to this question is seen in the high ranking of centralised security policies as a critical practice for multi-cloud IT (46%). Among defensive technologies, many respondents called out specific high-value defences such as robust web application firewalls (WAFs) (40%) and DDoS protection (33%). IT operations need to partner with the security teams for crosscloud security Organisations have been doing their best with the security tools available to them, but they’re far from satisfied with the results. “At this juncture, we’re taking advantage of security solutions from our public cloud providers augmented with our existing toolset, but we are continuing to evolve in that space,” said Mohan. Indeed, IT organisations are continually reassessing their solutions and vendors and identifying areas where change is needed. Only 9% of survey respondents are extremely satisfied with their current security solutions for multi-cloud environments – while 38% see a need for significant improvements. Only 18% policies, functionality and expectations are met, while easing the burden of overworked and stressed IT and security teams. Ultimately, this approach will make vigilance easier to enact and responsibility easier to fulfil. u www.intelligentciso.com | Issue 26 39