Protecting Multi-Cloud Resources in the Era of Modern Cloud-Based Cyberattacks
In the era of multi-cloud adoption, where organizations leverage diverse cloud platforms to optimize their operations, a new wave of security challenges have emerged. The expansion of attack surfaces beyond traditional on-premises environments, coupled with complex permission structures and the prevalence of overly permissive accounts, has created fertile ground for sophisticated cyberattacks.
Our white paper, Standardizing Privileged Access Architecture for Multi-Cloud , explores the critical risks associated with multi-cloud environments, and provides a practical framework for establishing a robust security posture.
This Mandiant paper delves into the intricacies of managing disparate cloud identities, roles, and access control models, highlighting the vulnerabilities that arise from misconfigurations and fragmented security practices. Additionally, this paper examines real-world attack scenarios observed by Mandiant, demonstrating how threat actors exploit these weaknesses to compromise sensitive data, disrupt operations, and gain unauthorized control.
To counter these evolving threats, Mandiant introduces a cloud agnostic tiered security model revolving the following controls, to protect privileged access to critical assets in the cloud:
