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title: Cloud Risk Surface Report
description: "The Cloud Risk Surface Report is a new research study between RiskRecon and the Cyentia Institute, seeking to answer the question: Are organizations more secure in the cloud?"
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##### June 26, 2019

# Cloud Risk Surface Report

## Report Overview

The Cloud Risk Surface Report is a new research study between RiskRecon and the Cyentia Institute, seeking to answer the question: Are organizations more secure in the cloud?

While the study found that 60% of organizations face higher-severity risk exposures in their cloud infrastructure, the study reveals various dynamics at play in cloud computing that influence an organization’s cloud success.

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