15 Top Cloud and Code Security Challenges Revealed by CTOs

**Executive summary:** This report synthesizes findings from consultations with 15 SaaS CTOs (51–500 employees) on cloud and code security: CTOs rate threat prevention highly (avg 8.27/10) but are only moderately satisfied with current solutions (avg 6.4), citing competing priorities, budget constraints, and complexity as top blockers; common flaws include high pricing, false positives, and incomplete coverage, while desired features emphasize cloud misconfiguration detection, open-source vulnerability and secrets detection, low maintenance, and accurate reporting — the report positions Aikido as a unified solution addressing these needs.