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“Cloud Misconfigurations: Still the #1 Breach Vector”

January 23, 2026

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Despite years of headlines, thousands of cloud storage buckets remain publicly accessible. From PII to proprietary code — exposure often goes unnoticed until it’s too late.

IAM Roles Are Overprivileged by Default

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Insecure Defaults Multiply Across Accounts

One bad setting in a dev account becomes a baseline for prod. Multi-cloud setups copy insecure templates, spreading risk across environments silently.

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Secrets End Up in Logs, Tags, and Snapshots

Cloud logs, EC2 metadata, or EBS snapshots often hold credentials, tokens, or SSH keys. These aren’t monitored like secrets managers — but they’re just as sensitive.

Monitoring Tools Miss Cloud-Native Threats

Traditional SIEMs and on-prem tools don’t see into ephemeral services like Lambda, GCP Functions, or Azure Logic Apps. Blind spots abound.

CSPM Is a Start, Not a Solution

Cloud Security Posture Management tools help detect misconfigurations — but they require tuning, context, and consistent review. Don’t rely on dashboards alone.

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