The paper explains why modern cloud environments require end-to-end detection rather than isolated or endpoint-centric security tools. As attack surfaces expand across hosts, containers, Kubernetes, serverless platforms, cloud services, identities, and software supply chains, threats increasingly move laterally across layers. The paper describes how real-time, runtime-based detection using Falco enables visibility into behavior as it happens, enriched with context from orchestration platforms, cloud logs, identity providers, and source repositories. Through the SCARLETEEL case study, it shows how attackers exploit containers, credentials, identities, and CI/CD artifacts in minutes, and why streaming, distributed detection is essential. The conclusion emphasizes that scalable cloud defense

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