Cloud Sprawl Is Real. Continuous Discovery Is Your Best Defense

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/cloud-sprawl-is-real-continuous-discovery-is-your-best-defense . Static audits can't keep up with today's cloud sprawl. Discover why continuous discovery is key to securing apps and identities in real time. Check more stories related to cloud at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cloud . You can also check exclusive content about #cloud-security , #identity-management , #application-security , #ci-cd-pipelines , #cybersecurity , #devops , #cloud-infrastructure , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @strataidentity . Learn more about this writer by checking @strataidentity's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Gerry Gebel: It's easy to lose track of how many apps are running in a cloud environment. He says the result is a real-time security gap that can be easily exploited. Apps without MFA, apps relying on legacy authentication, or workloads redeployed by an outdated script are easy prey.