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3 Key Predictions for DSPM in 2025: The Future of Cloud Data Security
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3 Key Predictions for DSPM in 2025: The Future of Cloud Data Security

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KALIE RADSMIKHAM
February 07, 2025 - 7 Min de lecture

In 2025, the landscape of cloud data security will be incredibly dynamic and critical. As businesses increasingly migrate data to the public cloud, the need for robust, forward-thinking data security has never been more urgent. This shift will be driven by a myriad of factors, from the proliferation of stringent data regulations to the rise of sophisticated, AI-powered, cloud-driven data breaches. Given these factors, organizations will need to adopt proactive strategies such as data security with zero trust frameworks and AI-powered data security posture management (DSPM) to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Key Factors to Consider and How Organizations Should Prepare

To tackle ‌data security challenges in 2025, organizations need a broad set of data protection strategies, innovative yet comprehensive tools, and a complete focus on staying one step ahead of cybercriminals. With the right approach, organizations can transform these challenges into a competitive edge while safeguarding their mission-critical data assets. Here are some suggestions and best practices for organizations in 2025. 

Level up data security with DSPM: The most logical step is to have DSPM to extend data security coverage to the cloud. Organizations can expand coverage of their existing data protection suite to access data risks in the cloud with DSPM while keeping security coverage over data everywhere (cloud, web, email, endpoint, AI, and more). 

DSPM will help combat data sprawl challenges and enhance data security posture. It will provide comprehensive visibility, precise classification, inventory and granular control over cloud data, enabling organizations to meet the security and stringent data regulatory requirements that are becoming the norm.

Secure AI adoption with DSPM: Strategic use of AI services (e.g., Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, GCP Vertex AI) is paramount for organizations to tailor their own solutions. These services are given access to sensitive data storage services for learning and training purposes. 

Poorly configured services may inadvertently expose private data during user interactions or as part of their outputs. Organizations should look to prioritize securing:

  1. Sensitive data that is shared with AI services
  2. AI services configurations to prevent sensitive data exposure as bad actors are targeting AI services. 

Additionally, security teams need to closely monitor AI services, detect misconfigurations, identify and address vulnerabilities. Using the power of DSPM, security teams can effectively safeguard sensitive data, ensure compliance, and mitigate the risks associated with progressive technologies like AI services.

Implement zero trust: Security leaders need to focus and accelerate zero trust implementation, especially around data pillars, to prioritize data access management for human and non-human identities and prevent sensitive data exfiltrations or breaches. 

Consolidate the security stack: Consolidating your security stack and adopting a single, unified data security platform has benefits that can go beyond the total cost of ownership (TCO). Namely, it can drastically reduce the time to detect and respond to security incidents.

Facilitate collaboration among stakeholders: Business leaders, security, and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) professionals must team up on data security. Sharing risk information across multi-disciplinary groups is critical for facilitating collaboration and staying agile in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Cloud Data Security 2025

Amidst the rapidly changing landscape of cloud data security, a complex interplay of risks and rewards is unfolding. Cloud data security will undergo continuous transformation in response to emerging trends, such as the widespread adoption of multicloud environments, evolving regulatory demands, and the rise of AI-driven targeted cyberthreats. 

For a deeper understanding on how Zscaler can help and empower your organization to navigate as well as elevate cloud data security, both today and tomorrow, we invite you to schedule a comprehensive and tailored 1-on-1 demonstration of our solutions that deliver real, actionable results.

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