Today, the average enterprise utilizes over 1,200 cloud applications across its operations. Multi-cloud strategies are becoming the norm, with 87% of organizations leveraging two or more cloud providers. In 2024, cloud data breaches averaged $4.8 million per incident, and 43% of organizations experienced significant cloud security breaches within the past year. Identity-related attacks on cloud infrastructure saw a 65% rise from 2023 to 2024. Despite these risks, only 39% of enterprises maintain consistent security policies across all cloud platforms, and 62% report challenges in achieving compliance in cloud environments. These statistics highlight the increasing importance of robust cloud security and the considerable challenges organizations face in safeguarding their complex, multi-cloud ecosystems.