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.