Organizations of every type and size are looking to the cloud for a multitude of benefits, including agility, quick time-to-value, cost savings and scalability. But enterprise-scale deployments can make this process complex, more so as it relates to identity and access management (IAM). Protections through the cloud are often a web of permissions that, if your team does not maintain them properly, can lead to a costly data breach. Let’s take a look at how exactly cloud-native IAM works. Next, check back for the second in this series of three articles on cloud-native IAM controls.
According to the 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, nearly 20% of the companies that suffered a malicious attack found that it was due to stolen or compromised credentials. Alongside these compromised credentials, misconfigured cloud servers were the most frequent threat vector. These survey results show how poor management of identities, access and privileges can impact your business. When it comes to public cloud environments, much of the onus for defensive configuration and management is on you, not the cloud provider.
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Cloud Identity Means a Perimeter-less Landscape Demanding Stronger Controls
I want to avoid the impression that cloud-native IAM from a specific cloud service provider is not helpful. That isn’t the case at all. Native IAM controls found in public cloud offerings and open environments can offer unique benefits such as agility for DevOps processes and developer-friendly IAM features. In contrast, an enterprise IAM program delivers advanced features that go beyond these controls and conform to corporate governance policies.
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