Explore the evolving landscape of IAM, its recent surge in attention, and the double-edged sword of cloud advantages. Learn how organizations tackle IAM challenges, prioritize security configurations, and strike a balance between best practices and SDLC.
Discover why security sometimes takes a back seat and gain valuable insights into the top 5 IAM considerations for matured organizations.
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Learnings from the podcast
- Security of Cloud IAM requires a different mindset than traditional IAM. Once credentials are breached, attackers gain access to all infrastructure in a Cloud environment. This is one of the primary reasons why IAM is the new perimeter.
- To address IAM security gaps, start with tagging of IAM resources, cleanup inactive, roles with over permissions and optimize duplicate permissions.
- Security buy-in is key from leaders. This helps security teams enforce security best practices in a collaborative manner.
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