What CIEM does
CIEM solutions address the challenge of managing permissions sprawl in cloud environments. Traditional identity and access management (IAM) often struggles to keep pace with the dynamic nature of cloud deployments, leading to overly permissive access rights. CIEM tools automate the discovery of these permissions, analyse them against least privilege principles, and provide remediation recommendations. This process helps organisations right-size access, reducing the potential impact of a breach and simplifying audit trails.
CIEM in Australian tenants today
For AU mid-market organisations adopting multi-cloud strategies, CIEM is increasingly critical. Microsoft Entra Permissions Management provides CIEM capabilities within the Microsoft ecosystem, supporting Azure, AWS, and GCP. This aligns with the common AU pattern of utilising a mix of cloud providers. Maintaining compliance with the OAIC Privacy Act 2024 and APRA CPS 234 requires robust access controls, and CIEM contributes to fulfilling these obligations. It also supports the ACSC Essential Eight by addressing privilege access management, a key mitigation strategy.