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Cloud Computing · Advanced

Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)

Discipline and tools that manage identities and permissions in cloud environments to enforce least privilege.

Definition

CIEM analyzes human and machine identities, roles and policies across clouds to find excessive, unused or risky permissions, toxic combinations and privilege escalation paths, and recommends right-sized policies. Native tools such as IAM Access Analyzer and Microsoft Entra Permissions Management capabilities complement third-party CIEM in CNAPPs.

Example

CIEM reveals that 80 percent of granted permissions for a CI role were never used in 90 days and generates a reduced policy.

Exam tip

Excessive permissions and least privilege at cloud scale point to CIEM.

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