HashiCorp's State of Cloud Strategy survey found that 89% of respondents consider security the key driver of their cloud success. The complexity of managing multi-cloud environments raises new security challenges, including managing access by IP addresses, securing machine connectivity, and scaling security posture with demand. To address these challenges, organizations are turning to automated security tools and zero trust security, which involves implementing identity-based access controls and granting only least-privilege access. A comprehensive zero trust security approach can improve security posture, reduce the likelihood of a breach, and accelerate multi-cloud adoption by securing all clouds with centralized secrets management. By incorporating an automated zero trust security framework, organizations can detect and remediate security vulnerabilities while protecting themselves from expensive breaches.