Securing privileged access in cloud environments is vital as misconfigurations, stolen credentials, and excessive permissions drive breaches. Five key scenarios highlight best practices: implement least privilege to reduce over-permissioned accounts; secure root-level accounts and management consoles with MFA, SSO, and just-in-time access; protect dynamic cloud infrastructure by auto-onboarding and rotating credentials; safeguard DevOps pipelines by removing hardcoded secrets and securing API keys in a vault; and secure SaaS applications through centralized identity providers, MFA, and governance. Consistent enterprise-wide policies ensure resilience across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

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