Cloud Security , AI/ML Sysdig report signals end of human-led cloud defense April 21, 2026 Share By SC Staff Sysdig 's 2026 Cloud-Native Security and Usage Report documents a decisive industry pivot toward autonomous defense, revealing that organizations have increased automated termination of suspicious processes by 140% year-over-year as they concede that human-led triage cannot match the velocity of AI-accelerated attacks, according to Security Brief United Kingdom . Loris Degioanni, Sysdig's founder and CTO, declared that "the human-driven era of cloud security is coming to an end," pointing to data showing over 70% of teams now rely on behavior-based runtime detections to protect the vast majority of cloud environments. The report also surfaces a critical structural shift: human users now constitute a mere 2.8% of managed cloud identities, with machine accounts, bots, and automated agents dominating the identity fabric and creating an expanded, often under-governed attack surface. While AI software package adoption surged 25% year-over-year, the share of publicly exposed AI assets remained remarkably low at 1.5%, suggesting deliberate caution. Crystal Morin, Sysdig cybersecurity strategist, urged defenders to "lean into machine-speed defense" to close the asymmetry gap, a shift that is redefining security operations from manual alert investigation toward automated, real-time enforcement. An In-Depth Guide to Cloud Security Get essential knowledge and practical strategies to fortify your cloud security. Learn More SC Staff Related Cloud Security Orca exec warns against chasing security trends SC Staff April 21, 2026 Orca Security's chief innovation officer, Avi Shua, cautions that the cybersecurity industry's perennial fixation on anointing a new "most critical" defensive layer, whether identity, runtime, or AI security, mirrors a flawed psychological pattern where dramatic but rare threats overshadow the mundane, persistent vulnerabilities that actually enable most breaches, according to Forbes. Cloud Security Fortinet architect warns of OT cloud convergence risk SC Staff April 21, 2026 Federal agencies racing to modernize under fiscal 2026 mandates are confronting a dangerous visibility chasm where the convergence of cloud, IT, and operational technology environments has outpaced the fragmented security architectures meant to defend them, according to Fortinet Federal architect Robert Imhof, FedScoop reports. Security Operations Fiverr faces scrutiny over exposed user files SC Staff April 20, 2026 The data exposure occurred because Fiverr utilized Cloudinary for image and PDF storage, employing public URLs instead of secure, expiring links. Related Events Cybercast Cloud Security: The AI Effect and How to Proceed Thu Apr 23 Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Cloud Computing Greynet You can skip this ad in 5 seconds