Describe how configuration drift undermines cloud security and how to monitor it.
Drift is where secure designs decay Cloud security must verify actual state, not just intended state. Infrastructure as code, architecture review, and launch checklists create a baseline. Runtime cloud APIs reveal whether the baseline still holds. CIS-style control thinking pushes teams toward inventory, secure configuration, logging, and continuous monitoring because attackers exploit the state that exists now. Focus on high-impact drift. Public exposure, privilege expansion, key creation, disabled logging, missing encryption, and unmanaged assets deserve fast detection. Low-risk cosmetic differences can be batched. This prioritization keeps teams from drowning in findings. The evidence question is: what query, alert, or report…
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