Managing Identities and Detecting Risk in Cloud Environments

The chapter explores the complexity of managing various identities in a system, stressing the importance of tracking actions back to specific identities. It discusses the challenges of detecting adversaries and third-party risks in cloud environments, emphasizing the need for attribution and advanced detection mechanisms. The conversation also covers the process of mapping activities in real-time, identifying risky behaviors, and the necessity of combining control plane, workloads, and SaaS applications for comprehensive security.