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Identity Is the Cloud Perimeter
Why cloud posture work should start with identity and privilege paths rather than network controls.
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Privilege paths, not permission lists
Reviewing individual permissions rarely surfaces real risk. What matters is the reachable path: which identity, through which role assumption chain, can reach your most sensitive data.
A workable baseline
Small, enforced defaults beat large aspirational policies.
- No standing human access to production
- Short-lived credentials everywhere
- Break-glass accounts monitored and alerted
- Control-plane logs stored outside the account they describe
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