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CYC26 / Cloud

Chaos to Control: Automating the Identity Life Cycle in the Cloud

Identity sprawl is one of the most overlooked risks in cloud environments — too many accounts, stale permissions, and manual processes just waiting to become a breach headline. In this session, we'll cut through the chaos: starting with a clear definition of identity types in the cloud, then diving into the real-world challenges of managing them at scale, and finishing with practical automation strategies you can take back and implement immediately. Whether you're wrangling service principals, managed identities, or human users — this talk will give you a framework to bring order to the madness.

Session abstract

What you’ll learn

Identity sprawl is one of the most overlooked risks in cloud environments — too many accounts, stale permissions, and manual processes just waiting to become a breach headline. In this session, we'll cut through the chaos: starting with a clear definition of identity types in the cloud, then diving into the real-world challenges of managing them at scale, and finishing with practical automation strategies you can take back and implement immediately. Whether you're wrangling service principals, managed identities, or human users — this talk will give you a framework to bring order to the madness.