Cloud environments are dynamic and complex, creating sprawling attack surfaces prone to misconfigurations that adversaries exploit. Seven common cloud misconfigurations include unrestricted outbound access, lack of centralized logging, low-quality alerts, excessive account permissions, exposed access keys, ineffective identity architecture, and inadequate network segmentation. These gaps enable data exfiltration, unauthorized access, and lateral movement. Minimizing risks requires enforcing least privilege, centralized monitoring, strong identity controls like MFA and conditional access, network segmentation, and continuous security posture management. CrowdStrike’s solutions provide comprehensive visibility, AI-driven risk prioritization, and automated remediation.

Join for free to read