{"id":37583,"date":"2025-10-15T20:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/?post_type=cybersecurity-101&#038;p=37583"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:33:04","slug":"what-is-ciem","status":"publish","type":"cybersecurity-101","link":"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/es\/cybersecurity-101\/cloud-security\/what-is-ciem\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)? Features &#038; Functionality Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37583\" class=\"elementor elementor-37583\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cybersecurity-101\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9763d3 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9763d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"key-takeaways\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b25e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"c9b25e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"key-takeaways\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"key-takeaways\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Key Takeaways <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"key-takeaways\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321d9fe e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"321d9fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e38f9 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c8e38f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CIEM provides full visibility of all cloud identities and permissions, helping prevent overprivileged accounts.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">It enforces least-privilege access by continuously analyzing and right-sizing entitlements.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Automated CIEM workflows reduce manual cleanup and audit effort, improving compliance and security posture.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Integrating CIEM with IAM, CSPM, or CNAPP solutions strengthens cloud security by managing identity risk proactively.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be7cf8 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5be7cf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300587a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"300587a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cloud environments have made it easier than ever to scale, but they\u2019ve also made access control a nightmare. You might have hundreds of users, workloads, and applications \u2014 all with permissions across multiple clouds.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><strong>The problem?<\/strong><\/em> Most organizations don\u2019t know <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> has access to <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">what<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or whether those permissions are justified. That\u2019s exactly where Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) comes in.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this guide, we\u2019ll break down what CIEM is, how it works, the key features that make it essential, and how it fits into the broader cloud security ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab20a4 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ab20a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab18bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab18bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) and Why is It Important?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116aede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"116aede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Think of CIEM as your control center for cloud identities and permissions.<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It helps you manage, monitor, and right-size the access that users, applications, and services have across your cloud infrastructure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In simple terms, CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management) solutions discover all your cloud identities \u2014 human and machine \u2014 and analyze what permissions they have. The goal? To eliminate excessive, unused, or risky privileges that attackers could exploit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d241ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d241ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The core problem: Overprivileged identities in the cloud<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96c532a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96c532a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW226181912 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW226181912 BCX0\">In traditional IT, access was centralized \u2014 everything lived in your data center. In the cloud, that model breaks.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW226181912 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW226181912 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW226181912 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW226181912 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW226181912 BCX0\">Now you have multiple providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), multiple services, and often, thousands of ephemeral identities with complex roles.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2498eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2498eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For example:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d7e03 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"77d7e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A DevOps engineer creates a temporary AWS Lambda function to test something.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">That function inherits admin-level privileges because of a poorly scoped IAM policy.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">It never gets deleted.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Six months later, an attacker exploits that stale function to gain control of your cloud environment.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af02e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6af02e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is CIEM important for your cloud security?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0e36f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af0e36f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201482682 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201482682 BCX0\">CIEM helps you answer critical questions like:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99886c3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"99886c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Who has access to what in your cloud?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Are these permissions justified?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Which identities pose the highest risk?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How can you enforce least-privilege access automatically?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf0fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cf0fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181712932 BCX0\">Without these answers, your organization is exposed to insider threats, misconfigurations, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW181712932 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/cyberattacks\/privilege-escalation\/\">privilege<\/a><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181712932 BCX0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/cyberattacks\/privilege-escalation\/\"> escalation attacks<\/a>. With CIEM, you can continuously enforce least privilege access \u2014 a cornerstone of zero trust cloud security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7816479a e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7816479a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744cf01 e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"744cf01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790df6a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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8.52206L1.14152 10.4836C0.565577 10.8996 0.32559 11.6419 0.543196 12.3171L1.57673 15.4913C1.68232 15.8209 1.68232 16.1761 1.57673 16.5056L0.543196 19.6831C0.32559 20.3582 0.565577 21.1006 1.14152 21.5166L3.8422 23.4781C4.12058 23.6829 4.32858 23.9708 4.43736 24.3004L5.4677 27.4746C5.68851 28.153 6.31887 28.6106 7.02926 28.6106H10.3699C10.7154 28.6106 11.0514 28.7194 11.333 28.921L14.0369 30.8857C14.6096 31.3048 15.3904 31.3048 15.9632 30.8857L18.667 28.921C18.9454 28.7194 19.2846 28.6106 19.6302 28.6106H22.9708C23.6811 28.6106 24.3115 28.153 24.5291 27.4746L25.5627 24.3004C25.6683 23.9708 25.8794 23.6829 26.1578 23.4781L28.8585 21.5166C29.4344 21.1006 29.6744 20.3582 29.4568 19.6831L28.4233 16.5056ZM21.7132 12.8418C21.7132 13.2642 21.5468 13.661 21.2493 13.9586L14.9392 20.2654C14.6544 20.5502 14.2512 20.7134 13.8289 20.7134C13.4065 20.7134 13.0001 20.5502 12.7153 20.2654L8.74432 16.3008C8.13318 15.6897 8.13318 14.6913 8.74112 14.0738C9.33953 13.4754 10.3795 13.4754 10.9746 14.0706L13.8257 16.9216L19.019 11.7283C19.6173 11.1395 20.6605 11.1395 21.2493 11.7283C21.5468 12.0259 21.7132 12.4227 21.7132 12.8418Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_227_654)\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_227_654\" x1=\"15\" y1=\"0.800049\" x2=\"15\" y2=\"31.2\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#E55E06\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#C00000\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">See If You\u2019re Exposed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"30\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 32\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M28.4233 16.5056C28.3177 16.1761 28.3177 15.8209 28.4233 15.4913L29.4568 12.3171C29.6744 11.6419 29.4344 10.8996 28.8585 10.4836L26.1578 8.51886C25.8794 8.31727 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500w, https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cloud-Security-Nasiest-Mistakes-Cover-262x300.webp 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d3880 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30d3880\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de8c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4de8c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does CIEM Work in Cloud Environments?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe8714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbe8714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CIEM tools integrate with your cloud service providers\u2019 native identity and access management (IAM) systems (e.g., AWS IAM, Azure AD, or Google IAM).<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They continuously scan your environment to map all identities, permissions, and entitlements.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Here\u2019s what typically happens behind the scenes:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8366234 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional 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This helps identify toxic combinations, like a user with both read and write access to critical storage buckets.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M256 506C394.071 506 506 394.071 506 256C506 117.929 394.071 6 256 6C117.929 6 6 117.929 6 256C6 394.071 117.929 506 256 506Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_446_1114)\"><\/path><path opacity=\"0.49\" d=\"M503.479 291.5L340.4 128.423H169.281V185.267L221.327 237.312L212.374 252.03V265.93L269.274 322.83C265.257 324.947 260.804 326.104 256.265 326.21L227.031 296.976H163.024C163.751 322.028 172.803 343.161 188.053 358.276L325.868 496.092C418.912 469.061 489.556 389.421 503.479 291.5Z\" fill=\"url(#paint1_linear_446_1114)\"><\/path><path d=\"M290.348 220.007C326.101 228.977 348.976 257.92 348.976 296.542C348.976 347.258 309.676 383.577 254.955 383.577C201.364 383.577 164.523 348.596 163.024 296.977H227.033C227.782 314.557 238.715 326.239 255.114 326.239C272.16 326.239 284.114 313.691 284.114 295.466C284.114 277.241 271.726 265.93 252.319 265.93H212.374V252.03L252.982 185.267H169.282V128.423H340.4V139.88L290.348 220.007Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_446_1114\" x1=\"6\" y1=\"256\" x2=\"506\" y2=\"256\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#FF9E5F\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"0.5\" stop-color=\"#F86504\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#E55E06\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><linearGradient id=\"paint1_linear_446_1114\" x1=\"159.29\" y1=\"138.415\" x2=\"443.204\" y2=\"422.329\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-opacity=\"0\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Risk Scoring:<\/b><br>Each identity is scored based on how risky or excessive its permissions are \u2014 for example, whether they\u2019re admin-level, unused, or misconfigured.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M256 506C394.071 506 506 394.071 506 256C506 117.929 394.071 6 256 6C117.929 6 6 117.929 6 256C6 394.071 117.929 506 256 506Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_446_1118)\"><\/path><path opacity=\"0.49\" d=\"M495.5 327.86L298.951 131.311H232.721L152.834 323.687V335.887L315.747 498.8C357.973 488.369 396.755 467.121 428.274 437.148C459.792 407.174 482.962 369.509 495.5 327.86Z\" fill=\"url(#paint1_linear_446_1118)\"><\/path><path d=\"M359.166 335.883H336.631V380.689H272.55V335.883H152.834V323.683L232.721 131.307H298.951L237.184 280.007H277.069L291.7 225.084H336.633V280.008H359.167L359.166 335.883Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_446_1118\" x1=\"6\" y1=\"256\" x2=\"506\" y2=\"256\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#FF9E5F\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"0.5\" stop-color=\"#F86504\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#E55E06\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><linearGradient id=\"paint1_linear_446_1118\" x1=\"178.164\" y1=\"185.868\" x2=\"428.912\" y2=\"436.617\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-opacity=\"0\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Remediation &amp; Enforcement:<\/b><br>CIEM tools then recommend \u2014 or even automate \u2014 fixes to remove or downsize risky permissions.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M256 506C394.071 506 506 394.071 506 256C506 117.929 394.071 6 256 6C117.929 6 6 117.929 6 256C6 394.071 117.929 506 256 506Z\" fill=\"url(#paint0_linear_446_1122)\"><\/path><path opacity=\"0.49\" d=\"M502.205 299.59L331.037 128.421H183.182L169.252 258.421L175.616 266.66L206.145 297.188H163.073C163.073 321.069 171.601 341.649 186.32 356.725L325.725 496.134C416.265 469.89 485.632 393.84 502.205 299.59Z\" fill=\"url(#paint1_linear_446_1122)\"><\/path><path d=\"M254.689 213.728C310.531 213.728 348.927 247.909 348.927 296.807C348.927 347.466 310.097 383.579 255.709 383.579C201.367 383.579 163.073 347.796 163.073 297.192H227.036C227.036 314.124 238.936 326.237 255.709 326.237C272.109 326.237 284.064 313.689 284.064 296.802C284.064 278.892 271.515 266.664 253.23 266.664H175.616L169.252 258.425L183.182 128.425H331.037V185.269H234.623L231.481 213.725H254.681L254.689 213.728Z\" fill=\"white\"><\/path><defs><linearGradient id=\"paint0_linear_446_1122\" x1=\"6\" y1=\"256\" x2=\"506\" y2=\"256\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#FF9E5F\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"0.5\" stop-color=\"#F86504\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#E55E06\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><linearGradient id=\"paint1_linear_446_1122\" x1=\"163.853\" y1=\"147.75\" x2=\"440.821\" y2=\"424.718\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop><\/stop><stop offset=\"1\" stop-opacity=\"0\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Continuous Monitoring:<\/b><br>Since cloud environments change constantly, CIEM solutions run continuously, updating entitlement data in real time.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a36af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a36af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87686379 BCX0\">In short, CIEM solutions act like a permission radar \u2014 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW87686379 BCX0\">scanning for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87686379 BCX0\"> identity risks that other tools (like <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/cloud-security\/what-is-cloud-security-posture-management-cspm\/\">CSPM<\/a> or SIEM) often miss.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a311d61 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a311d61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e8274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3e8274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Features To Look For in a Cloud Entitlement Management Tool?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ecc2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60ecc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120985588 BCX0\">Let\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120985588 BCX0\"> break down the key CIEM features you should expect:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6474336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6474336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Unified Identity and Entitlement Visibility<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f008c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f008c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\">You <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\">can\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\"> protect what you <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\">can\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\"> see.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\">CIEM <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\">provides<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\"> a single view of all entitlements across multiple cloud platforms \u2014 AWS, Azure, GCP, and more.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW260865646 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW260865646 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW260865646 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\">It <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\">identifies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260865646 BCX0\"> both human identities (users, admins, contractors) and non-human identities (VMs, APIs, functions, service accounts).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abea4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abea4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6661292 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6661292 BCX0\">Example:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6661292 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6661292 BCX0\">Imagine your security team <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW6661292 BCX0\">audits<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6661292 BCX0\"> permissions for your AWS and Azure environments separately. CIEM unifies those audits into a single <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW6661292 BCX0\">dashboard<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6661292 BCX0\"> so you can instantly spot users who have administrative access in both environments \u2014 a common red flag for lateral movement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5a7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a5a7a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Least-Privilege Access Enforcement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef000f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bef000f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59323467 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59323467 BCX0\">CIEM continuously evaluates whether each <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW59323467 BCX0\">identity\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59323467 BCX0\"> access matches its role and activity level.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59323467 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59323467 BCX0\">It flags excessive privileges and suggests right-sizing policies.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4716232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4716232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Example: <\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If a developer has \u201cwrite\u201d access to a production database but hasn\u2019t used it for 90 days, CIEM flags this and recommends downgrading it to \u201cread-only\u201d or revoking it altogether.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><strong>The result?<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/threatgeek\/deception\/change-the-attack-surface-with-deception\/\">Reduced attack surface<\/a>, fewer insider risks, and stronger compliance posture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46d707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c46d707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Automated Remediation of Risky Entitlements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b329146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b329146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219433101 BCX0\">Manual entitlement management <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219433101 BCX0\">doesn\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219433101 BCX0\"> scale. CIEM tools automate repetitive access cleanup tasks.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>They can:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Automatically revoke unused permissions.<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enforce policy baselines.<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Integrate with IAM or ticketing systems to streamline approvals.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93031b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a93031b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19797889 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19797889 BCX0\">Example:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19797889 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19797889 BCX0\">A CIEM product detects that a dormant Azure service account has owner-level access to storage accounts. It automatically triggers a workflow that removes this access after notifying your security admin.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fa78f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62fa78f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Entitlement Analytics and Risk Insights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d34f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d34f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW170679058 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170679058 BCX0\">Beyond discovery, CIEM offers analytics to understand how access is being used.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW170679058 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170679058 BCX0\">It can show trends like:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7125b1 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a7125b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Which users frequently request escalated privileges.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Which roles have overlapping permissions.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How permissions drift from approved templates over time.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03f717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e03f717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW39398185 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39398185 BCX0\">This insight helps prioritize remediation and supports audits or compliance checks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465dc61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"465dc61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Continuous Compliance Monitoring<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae7e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ae7e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW4263846 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4263846 BCX0\">Cloud environments are dynamic \u2014 new accounts, roles, and APIs appear daily.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW4263846 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW4263846 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW4263846 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW4263846 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW4263846 BCX0\">CIEM ensures you stay compliant with standards like ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, or GDPR by continuously checking permissions against your compliance policies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d335c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d335c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124163396 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124163396 BCX0\">Example:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124163396 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124163396 BCX0\">If your compliance policy mandates MFA for admin accounts, CIEM alerts you if it detects any non-compliant accounts \u2014 before auditors do.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9513a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9513a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Integration with Broader Cloud Security Stack<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f323449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f323449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Modern CIEM solutions don\u2019t work in isolation.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>They integrate with:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management) for configuration visibility.<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/cloud-security\/cloud-workload-protection-platform-cwpp\/\">CWPP (Cloud Workload Protection Platforms)<\/a> for runtime protection.<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) for alert correlation and reporting.<\/span><\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/cloud-security\/what-is-cnapp\/\">CNAPP (Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms)<\/a> to unify cloud risk management.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57bb59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57bb59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW174903826 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174903826 BCX0\">This interoperability gives security teams a complete view of identity risk in context.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf5819 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebf5819\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1ea06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c1ea06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the Main Benefits of Using CIEM Over Traditional Identity Management?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42e6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b42e6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Traditional IAM (Identity and Access Management) tools are essential \u2014 they handle authentication, provisioning, and access control.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But IAM wasn\u2019t built for the scale and complexity of the cloud.<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>That\u2019s where CIEM vs IAM becomes clear.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6054d6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-Table\" data-id=\"6054d6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"tafe-table \">\n\t\t\t<thead  class=\"tafe-table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-item-58d4a4b\"   >Capability<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-item-5df925d\"   >IAM<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-item-f26c56c\"   >CIEM<\/th>\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"tafe-table-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Capability\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-480a869 td-content-type-default\" >Scope<\/td><td data-label=\"IAM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ff1827d td-content-type-default\" >Manages users &amp; authentication<\/td><td data-label=\"CIEM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-185c4c5 td-content-type-default\" >Manages entitlements &amp; permissions <\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-label=\"Capability\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ebe11a0 td-content-type-default\" >Visibility<\/td><td data-label=\"IAM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c502d06 td-content-type-default\" >Application-level<\/td><td data-label=\"CIEM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5f1e46e td-content-type-default\" >Cloud resource-level<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-label=\"Capability\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d624929 td-content-type-default\" >Automation<\/td><td data-label=\"IAM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-c12ee49 td-content-type-default\" >Manual workflows<\/td><td data-label=\"CIEM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8323f32 td-content-type-default\" >Automated entitlement cleanup<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-label=\"Capability\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-919ad5a td-content-type-default\" >Risk Detection<\/td><td data-label=\"IAM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9483650 td-content-type-default\" >Reactive<\/td><td data-label=\"CIEM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e1a1b7c td-content-type-default\" >Continuous, proactive<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-label=\"Capability\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-24b4caa td-content-type-default\" >Purpose<\/td><td data-label=\"IAM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-267a9bc td-content-type-default\" >Access control<\/td><td data-label=\"CIEM\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a3b6274 td-content-type-default\" >Least privilege enforcement<\/td>\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2645e971 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2645e971\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305e5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"305e5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CIEM fills IAM\u2019s blind spot<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bbd8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2bbd8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IAM tools know <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the user is \u2014 but not <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">what they can do<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> once inside your cloud.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CIEM focuses on the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cwhat\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, continuously assessing permissions to prevent privilege misuse.<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IAM grants a developer access to a Kubernetes cluster. CIEM monitors that access and flags if the developer suddenly gains the ability to delete nodes or access secrets \u2014 permissions that go beyond their normal scope.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, IAM controls entry, but CIEM controls exposure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e70eb3 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e70eb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392c7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"392c7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Security Solution is Best for Comprehensive Cloud Security: CWPP, CSPM, CNAPP, or CIEM?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce917d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bce917d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW54193133 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54193133 BCX0\">If <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54193133 BCX0\">you\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54193133 BCX0\"> wondering how CIEM fits into the broader cloud security ecosystem, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54193133 BCX0\">you\u2019re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54193133 BCX0\"> not alone.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><em><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW54193133 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW54193133 BCX0\">Let\u2019s quickly decode how each solution contributes:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4bcb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-Table\" data-id=\"f4bcb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table class=\"tafe-table \">\n\t\t\t<thead  class=\"tafe-table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-item-58d4a4b\"   >Solution<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-item-5df925d\"   >Focus Area<\/th><th class=\"elementor-inline-editing elementor-repeater-item-f26c56c\"   >Core Function<\/th>\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody class=\"tafe-table-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td data-label=\"Solution\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-480a869 td-content-type-default\" >CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management)<\/td><td data-label=\"Focus Area\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-18ced3b td-content-type-default\" >Configuration &amp; compliance<\/td><td data-label=\"Core Function\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-feedc42 td-content-type-default\" >Detects misconfigurations, policy violations<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-label=\"Solution\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d0c5006 td-content-type-default\" >CWPP (Cloud Workload Protection Platform)<\/td><td data-label=\"Focus Area\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2d04dc0 td-content-type-default\" >Workload protection<\/td><td data-label=\"Core Function\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a5b3b2b td-content-type-default\" >Secures workloads like containers and VMs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-label=\"Solution\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e62432d td-content-type-default\" >SIEM (Security Information &amp; Event Management)<\/td><td data-label=\"Focus Area\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4633c80 td-content-type-default\" >Log collection &amp; correlation<\/td><td data-label=\"Core Function\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-068e114 td-content-type-default\" >Detects security incidents from logs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-label=\"Solution\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f682af6 td-content-type-default\" >CIEM (Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management)<\/td><td data-label=\"Focus Area\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a06cb8a td-content-type-default\" >Identity &amp; access management<\/td><td data-label=\"Core Function\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-85d327a td-content-type-default\" >Manages and right-sizes permissions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-label=\"Solution\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6504728 td-content-type-default\" >CNAPP (Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform)<\/td><td data-label=\"Focus Area\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ffbf9a3 td-content-type-default\" >Unified protection<\/td><td data-label=\"Core Function\"   class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6dd261e td-content-type-default\" >Combines CSPM + CWPP + CIEM capabilities<\/td>\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb96baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb96baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why CIEM stands out<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b3c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84b3c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While CSPM and CWPP focus on configurations and workloads, CIEM focuses on identities \u2014 the new perimeter of cloud security.<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Modern breaches often exploit overprivileged identities rather than system <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/vulnerabilities\/\">vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By integrating CIEM with CSPM or CNAPP, you get an identity-aware defense strategy \u2014 one that not only detects threats but limits their impact.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let\u2019s say your CSPM tool detects an open S3 bucket. CIEM checks <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> can access it and automatically revokes unnecessary write permissions. Together, they <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/cybersecurity-101\/data-protection\/how-to-prevent-data-breach\/\">prevent data exposure<\/a> <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> privilege exploitation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d1746 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58d1746\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82e884b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82e884b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does CIEM Help in Real-World Cloud Environments?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab7110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ab7110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49241145 BCX0\">Let\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW49241145 BCX0\"> take a real-world example to visualize how CIEM strengthens your cloud security posture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae192ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae192ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scenario:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771a1f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"771a1f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW65911589 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65911589 BCX0\">A global retail company uses AWS and Azure to host customer and inventory data. Over time, multiple DevOps teams create new accounts, roles, and policies. As a result, hundreds of inactive identities accumulate \u2014 many with admin privileges.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c934a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c934a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Without CIEM:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b4b46 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"90b4b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The company struggles to track who owns what access.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Compliance audits take months.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A compromised developer account leads to data leakage from an S3 bucket.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4952b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f4952b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With CIEM:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b6f1f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a4b6f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">All cloud identities are automatically discovered and mapped.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Risky admin privileges are flagged and removed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Unused accounts are deactivated automatically.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The compliance team gets real-time visibility across both clouds.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acaa611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acaa611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW208666273 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208666273 BCX0\">In short, CIEM not only tightens security but also saves time, reduces manual effort, and improves audit readiness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddaf54 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ddaf54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af8a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9af8a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Checklist to Choose the Right CIEM Solution for Your Organization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b0215d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b0215d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235549176 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235549176 BCX0\">When evaluating CIEM products or CIEM solutions, consider the following factors:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5b9aa elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ee5b9aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Multi-cloud support:<\/b><br>Ensure the CIEM integrates seamlessly with AWS, Azure, and GCP.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Automation capabilities:<\/b><br> Look for <a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/use-case\/automated-vulnerability-remediation\/\">automated remediation<\/a> and least-privilege enforcement 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It helps enforce least privilege across multi-cloud environments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e034f e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1e034f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d761f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0d761f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s Next: Strengthening Your Cloud Identity Security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180fde5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"180fde5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW198939160 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198939160 BCX0\">As cloud adoption grows, so does the complexity of managing entitlements.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW198939160 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW198939160 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW198939160 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW198939160 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW198939160 BCX0\">CIEM security brings clarity and control back into your cloud ecosystem by managing permissions intelligently and continuously.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1c9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a1c9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To recap:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd81c6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7cd81c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CIEM helps you see and secure every identity across clouds.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">It enforces least privilege access and reduces lateral movement risk.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">It complements IAM, CSPM, and CNAPP tools for a comprehensive cloud security strategy.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c576a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62c576a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you want to protect your cloud from the inside out, start with your identities \u2014 and that means starting with CIEM.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/\">Fidelis Security<\/a> is here to help you simplify this process. Whether you want to map entitlements, detect excessive permissions, or implement ongoing monitoring, our CIEM solutions give you the tools and guidance to take action confidently.<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Take the next step today:<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Book a Demo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to see how Fidelis Security can protect your cloud environment, or <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fidelissecurity.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to speak with our experts and get a customized approach for your organization. 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