SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The rapid adoption of enterprise AI is fueling an unprecedented surge in cloud security risks. To help organizations understand and combat escalating threats, Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today released its annual "State of Cloud Security Report 2025," exposing how AI is driving a massive expansion of the cloud attack surface.
As cloud infrastructure grows to host the influx of AI workloads, it has become a critical target, with 99% of respondents reporting at least one attack on their AI systems within the past year. Simultaneously, the rise of GenAI-assisted vibe coding, used by 99% of respondents, is generating insecure code faster than security teams can review it. Of the 52% of teams that ship code weekly, only 18% are able to fix vulnerabilities at that pace, leaving unaddressed risks compounding rapidly across cloud environments.
Palo Alto Networks State of Cloud Report Highlights
Based on a survey of over 2,800 security executives and practitioners across 10 countries, the report reveals critical shifts driven by AI in the cloud, including:
New frontiers of cloud risk: Attackers are rapidly pivoting to exploit the foundational layers of the cloud, targeting API infrastructure, identity and lateral network movement, overwhelming already strained security teams.
Find the full press release here.