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Achieving least privilege at cloud scale with cloud infrastructure entitlements management

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  • Neelakandhan, Maya

    (CloudKnox Security, USA)

  • Ramprakash, Guruprasad

    (CloudKnox Security, USA)

  • Gaidhani, Mrudula

    (CloudKnox Security, USA)

Abstract

Managing identities and permissions for enterprises at cloud scale is a major problem today. Cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) focuses on cloud access risk by providing enterprises with a robust platform for governance and entitlement controls and managing risk. Scaling out an enterprise’s infrastructure using public cloud comes with its own set of risks, including knowing all the identities that have access to your infrastructure and the permissions that they have once access is permitted. Ignoring the proliferation of identities and their associated permissions increases the potential attack surface for hackers who get access to cloud infrastructure. Implementing the principle of least privilege with CIEM helps enterprises manage their growing cloud infrastructure while keeping security in mind. This paper provides an overview of the problems that enterprises face with managing identities and permissions and how CIEM solutions can be effective for these issues.

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  • Neelakandhan, Maya & Ramprakash, Guruprasad & Gaidhani, Mrudula, 2022. "Achieving least privilege at cloud scale with cloud infrastructure entitlements management," Cyber Security: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 5(3), pages 227-236, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:csj000:y:2022:v:5:i:3:p:227-236
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    Keywords

    multi-cloud; CIEM; entitlements management; zero trust; least privilege;
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    JEL classification:

    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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