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May 2024
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Why Least Privilege Matters in Cloud Sec...

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About this episode

What's the best way to navigate least privilege complexities in a multi cloud environment? And how is the role of identity management evolving? We spoke to Jeff Moncrief from Sonrai Security on why identity is the new network in the cloud-driven world. We speak about the challenges of implementing least privilege in cloud environments, the misconceptions surrounding identity roles, and the critical importance of segmenting access across public clouds just as rigorously as we did on-premises.


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(00:00) Introduction

(01:59) A bit about Jeff

(03:01) How is identity different in the Cloud?

(05:40) Misconceptions about least priviledge in the cloud

(08:50) Cloud Native solutions for Permission Attack Surface Management

(15:36) Common themes when addressing privilege in Cloud

(17:22) Starting point when dealing with identities

(20:03) Frameworks when working through least privilege

(23:21) Showing ROI on doing least privilege

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