The Insider’s Guide to Defending the Cloud explains how rapid cloud adoption has expanded the attack surface, with cloud exploitation incidents rising 95% from 2021 to 2022. It identifies three major threats: lateral movement between on-prem and cloud systems, misconfigurations that expose assets, and cloud identities becoming the new perimeter, with 43% of breaches tied to valid accounts. Nearly half of critical misconfigurations stem from poor identity hygiene. The guide recommends five best practices: prioritize identity protection, gain visibility into gaps, employ real-time monitoring, patch promptly, and watch for anomalies. Falcon Cloud Security delivers unified, agent-based and agentless CNAPP protection.

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