THE Microsoft blog post highlights the company's recognition as a leader in Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Frost Radar for Cloud and Application Runtime Security. It emphasizes a shift in cloud security from mere visibility and compliance to an operational discipline aimed at reducing risks across the entire runtime—from cloud infrastructure to application code.
The evolving security landscape requires organizations to prioritize risks that are exploitable and integrate signals across various contexts to operationalize risk reduction effectively. Microsoft Defender for Cloud is highlighted as a key solution that correlates posture, data, and runtime signals to identify actual exploitable risks, enabling security teams to respond effectively.
The report advocates for connected platforms that unify risk management across cloud and application layers, moving away from fragmented visibility towards comprehensive risk management. Organizations are encouraged to assess their security platforms against these evolving benchmarks.