Field Effect: Cloud Identity Driving Most Incidents
Over 80% of incident-related alerts are now tied to cloud identity compromise according to, highlighting unauthorized access and privilege escalation.
Privilege escalation is a major attack vector, with attackers aiming to gain higher-level permissions after initial access. This often involves exploiting vulnerabilities in software or misconfigurations in identity and access management systems. Organizations need to implement robust identity and access management (IAM) policies, including multi-factor authentication (MFA) and least privilege access. Continuous monitoring and auditing of user activities are also crucial for detecting and responding to potential identity compromise incidents. Splunk can play a key role in detecting these threats by ingesting and analyzing logs from various identity sources, such as Active Directory, cloud IAM platforms, and VPNs. Correlating identity events with other security data can help identify suspicious patterns and prioritize alerts for investigation.
