Current state

Cloud environments present unique challenges for containment and response efforts. Organizations are grappling with several key issues in their cloud security operations: 

Scale: The sheer volume of cloud resources deployed by modern organizations can easily overwhelm traditional response methods. SecOps teams often find themselves struggling to keep pace with the rapid expansion of cloud infrastructures. 

Speed: The dynamic nature of cloud platforms means that resources and configurations can change rapidly, requiring equally fast detection and containment capabilities. Legacy security approaches often fall short in this fast-paced environment. 

Specific challenges related to people, silos, and technology include: 

1. People: There's a significant skill gap when it comes to cloud-specific security practices. Many SecOps professionals are still transitioning from traditional on-premises security models and lack the specialized knowledge required for effective cloud security management. 

2. Silos: Disconnected teams, particularly between SecOps, CloudSec, and Developers, hinder coordinated response efforts. These organizational silos can lead to delayed incident detection, miscommunication during response, and ineffective remediation. 

3. Technology:  Many organizations are still relying on legacy security tools that are ill-equipped to handle cloud-native threats. These traditional tools, such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions, often provide limited capabilities in cloud environments, such as only being able to kill processes on workloads. This approach can fail  to address the nuanced security needs of cloud infrastructures. Modern cloud environments require more sophisticated, cloud-native security solutions that can provide comprehensive protection, including granular control over cloud resources, API-level security, and the ability to respond to threats across all layers of the cloud.