This article explains a practical cloud Defense in Depth model with seven layers, showing how each layer asks a different security question before access reaches applications, workloads, secrets, or data. It emphasizes that modern attackers often start with identity, and that strong segmentation, workload hardening, secret management, and encryption help limit blast radius even if one control fails. #DefenseinDepth #Kushal #Microsoft #IAM #S3
Keypoints
- Edge controls filter malicious traffic before it reaches cloud applications.
- Identity controls verify who is making the request and what they can access.
- API-layer controls validate requests, schemas, signatures, and source restrictions.
- Network segmentation limits lateral movement and reduces blast radius.
- Secret management and data encryption protect systems even after deeper compromise.
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