Cyber Brief: Identity misuse, cloud drift and resilience gaps

Today’s cyber reporting highlights how identity misuse, gradual cloud misconfiguration and resilience gaps continue to drive risk across organisations. Rather than isolated failures, these issues reflect how everyday operational change can quietly erode security posture over time.

Identity misuse remains a primary access route

Security reporting today reinforces that compromised credentials continue to be one of the most effective entry points for attackers. In multiple cases, threat actors gained access using valid accounts, allowing activity to blend into normal behaviour and delaying detection.
Weak access reviews and limited monitoring of privileged accounts were common contributing factors.

Why it matters
Strong identity governance and monitoring reduce attacker dwell time and limit lateral movement.

Source
The Register

Cloud environments continue to drift from secure baselines

Industry analysis highlights that cloud misconfiguration remains a persistent issue as environments evolve. Over time, changes to permissions, services and integrations can introduce unintended exposure, particularly where ownership and review processes are unclear.
These issues often remain unnoticed until actively exploited or uncovered during incident response.

Why it matters
Regular configuration reviews help prevent silent exposure in cloud environments.

Source
Infosecurity Magazine

Resilience gaps extend operational disruption

UK-focused reporting shows that while many organisations have recovery plans in place, confidence in execution remains uneven. Unclear dependencies, limited rehearsal and uncertainty around decision-making continued to delay restoration during incidents.
The reporting reinforces that resilience depends on preparation as much as technology.

Why it matters
Practised recovery plans reduce downtime and improve response confidence.

Source
Computer Weekly

Today’s Key Actions

1. Review privileged and high-risk accounts
2. Validate cloud permissions and configuration
3. Monitor for anomalous identity activity
4. Exercise recovery and escalation processes

Secarma Insight

Today’s themes underline a consistent pattern: cyber risk often grows gradually through identity, configuration and preparedness gaps. Organisations that maintain discipline across these areas are better positioned to respond effectively and recover with confidence.

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