> Why Cloud Security Breaks When Identity Is Treated as a Separate Layer

Cloud architecture decisions often focus on infrastructure, networking and scalability, leaving identity and access management until later. But poorly designed identity systems can create persistent permissions, fragmented governance and unnecessary security exposure. From short-lived AI agent identities to federated CI/CD pipelines, integrating identity into cloud architecture from the outset helps organizations enforce least privilege, eliminate long-lived credentials and build more resilient environments. The post Why Cloud Security Breaks When Identity Is Treated as a Separate Layer appeared first on Security Boulevard.