If there’s a dominant theme that the data from the 2023 Thales Global Cloud Security Study conveys, it’s that the world has become cloud-first, multicloud and that it’s more complex to secure the cloud. The latest edition of the survey of nearly 3000 respondents in 18 countries explores challenges of security in cloud environments that have become a critical element in modern digital infrastructure and services. While there has been improvement in the overall cloud security posture from the previous year, there is still work to be done to simplify and secure cloud operations, especially when it comes to addressing human error. Multicloud operations bring with them operational complexity, something that needs to be tamed to secure cloud environments efficiently and effectively.