EP162 IAM in the Cloud: What it Means to Do It 'Right' with Kat Traxler
Cloud Security Podcast by Google
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Enhancing Cloud Security Through Holistic Security Measures
The chapter emphasizes the need for additional security controls beyond identity and access management, using the metaphor of 'belts and suspenders' to illustrate the importance of multiple layers of security. It discusses the complexities of implementing Identity and Access Management (IAM) in cloud security, focusing on the challenges of defining privilege levels and understanding access requirements. The conversation also compares the IAM architectures of AWS and GCP, highlighting the differences in resource management and access permissions, as well as the unique approaches to identity architecture in Google Cloud.
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