State of IaC Security 2025

State of IaC Security 2025: Closing the Day 0 Gap in the AI Remediation Era

We're excited to announce the release of our first ever whitepaper: State of IaC Security 2025. This comprehensive report examines the critical challenges facing cloud infrastructure security and introduces a paradigm shift in how organizations must approach Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security.

The Crisis Is Real

2025 has been a year of preventable catastrophes. Our research reveals alarming trends that no organization can afford to ignore:

• 47% of cloud breaches begin with weak or stolen credentials
• 29.4% stem directly from misconfigurations
• 99% of cloud security failures trace back to some form of misconfiguration
• 19% of incidents see data exfiltrated within the first hour of compromise

The breaches we've documented from TalentHook's 26 million exposed resumes to the Nupay banking catastrophe affecting 38 financial institutions serve as undeniable proof that traditional security approaches have failed.

The Day 0 Gap

At the heart of this crisis lies what we call the Day 0 security gap: the dangerous window between when infrastructure is created and when security tools detect issues. Most organizations rely on tools that identify problems after deployment, guaranteeing exposure windows that attackers actively exploit.

Our research found:

• 32% of cloud assets exist in a "neglected" state running unsupported OS or unpatched
• 89% of organizations have at least one neglected asset that is internet-facing
• 115 vulnerabilities exist per cloud asset on average

The Human Element

Configuration drift often caused by "ClickOps" during emergencies creates silent divergence between intended and actual infrastructure state. When an engineer modifies infrastructure directly through cloud consoles at 2 AM to resolve an incident, those changes rarely return to the IaC repository.

The result? Ungoverned resources that security teams don't even know exist.

Download the Full Report

The complete whitepaper includes:
- Deep analysis of 2025's most significant cloud misconfiguration breaches
- The secrets and identity crisis plaguing organizations
- Detailed examination of the regulatory landscape (DPDP Act, RBI Master Directions)
- Strategic roadmap for navigating the 2025 threat landscape

Download the State of IaC Security 2025 Whitepaper →

Bugz is a CySecK Cohort-4 startup and T-Hub incubated company pioneering the convergence of natural language processing with enterprise-grade security automation.

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