Delinea’s Privileged Access Cloud Security for Dummies explains how to manage and secure privileged accounts across cloud environments to minimize risks from identity-based threats. It outlines how authentication, authorization, and governance work together to protect sensitive systems, emphasizing the importance of managing both human and machine identities. The book introduces challenges such as misconfigurations and excessive privileges while promoting the shared responsibility model between customers and cloud providers. It presents best practices like continuous credential discovery, least privilege access, automation, and AI-driven oversight. The guide concludes that adaptive, integrated controls and Zero Trust principles are vital for securing modern, dynamic cloud infrastructures.

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