This tip sheet outlines strategies to prevent excessive cloud access privileges, a leading cause of data breaches. It emphasizes the principle of least privilege (PoLP), continuous monitoring, and automation to reduce risk. Organizations should inventory all identities, enforce just-in-time access, and identify dormant entitlements. It recommends context-aware tools that leverage identity and resource insights for granular controls. Automation and remediation workflows are essential to enforce policy at scale. By aligning cloud entitlement management with broader cloud security strategies, organizations can secure access to sensitive data and resources, preventing lateral movement and insider threats.

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