Wiz: 80% of cloud breaches are caused by basic mistakes

AI isn’t creating new classes of vulnerabilities, according to research from Wiz – but it is expanding the range of where well-known risks can appear.

Analysis from the cloud security firm found eight-in-ten cloud breaches last year were caused by basic mistakes. Common vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and exposed secrets all ranked among the leading causes of breaches, Wiz found.

While the company called for enterprises to shore up basic best practices, the situation is being exacerbated by rapid AI adoption, which is creating larger, more complex attack surfaces.

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