Cloud governance · Multi-cloud security

Master Azure & AWS
Security — from governance to Zero Trust.

Whether you're preparing for AZ-500, AZ-305, AZ-104, or AWS Security Specialty, or deploying enterprise IAM with Saviynt — this is your cloud security reference. Built for architects, engineers, and security professionals.

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Target certifications

500+

Saviynt controls

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Cloud models (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS)

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Trust by default

AZ-104 AZ-305 AZ-500 AWS Security Specialty

Step 1 — Understand the landscape

Why cloud security is not optional anymore

As organizations migrate from on-premises infrastructure to Azure and AWS, the security perimeter dissolves. Identity becomes the new perimeter. Governance becomes the new firewall. Here is why it matters — and how to get it right.

Cloud security on Azure and AWS is not a checkbox — it is a continuous governance discipline. Every resource, every identity, every API call is a potential attack surface. The organizations that succeed are those that enforce least privilege at scale, automate compliance monitoring, and treat their IAM layer as the foundation of their entire security posture — not an afterthought.

Expert insight

IaC as the security contract

Treat Terraform / Bicep as the authoritative description of what may exist in production: pipeline gates block merges that introduce public endpoints, weak TLS, or missing encryption — before a change ever reaches the cloud control plane.

Centralizes

Identity & access control

Azure Entra ID and AWS IAM Identity Center provide centralized identity management across all cloud resources — enforcing consistent policies regardless of service or region.

Enforces

Least privilege at scale

SCPs on AWS and Azure Policy enforce guardrails across hundreds of accounts and subscriptions. No human or service gets more access than what their role strictly requires.

Detects

Threats in real time

Microsoft Defender for Cloud and AWS GuardDuty deliver continuous threat detection across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS layers — surfacing anomalies before they become incidents.

Proves

Compliance continuously

Azure Policy compliance dashboards and AWS Security Hub map your posture to PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 — and alert you the moment a drift is detected.

Automates

Remediation & response

Logic Apps, Azure Automation, and AWS Lambda-backed Security Hub automations close the loop from detection to remediation — reducing MTTR from days to minutes.

Scales

Governance across accounts

Azure Management Groups and AWS Organizations create hierarchical governance structures that scale from a single team to thousands of accounts with consistent policy inheritance.

Step 2 — Architecture at a glance

Azure & AWS IAM security architecture

This diagram maps the core security architecture across both clouds — from identity federation and policy enforcement to threat detection and compliance reporting. Use it as your mental model when designing or auditing a cloud security posture.

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Azure and AWS IAM security architecture Three columns; flat punchy fills; arrows with drop shadow; bold section titles. IDENTITIES MICROSOFT AZURE AMAZON AWS Corporate Users Employees· HR-provisioned External Partners B2B· Contractors· SAML Service Principals Workload identities· Apps Devices & Endpoints Intune· Compliant / Non Saviynt IGA 500+ Controls· Lifecycle Access Reviews· Analytics Microsoft Entra ID IdP· SSO· MFA· Conditional Access· B2B· SSPR Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Azure RBAC Roles· Scopes· PIM Management Groups Subscriptions· Policy Defender for Cloud CSPM· CWPP· Alerts Microsoft Sentinel SIEM· SOAR· Playbooks Azure Resources VMs· AKS· Storage· Key Vault· App Services· SQL Compliance & Policy Azure Policy· Blueprints· PCI DSS· HIPAA· ISO 27001 AWS IAM Identity Center SSO· Permission Sets· SAML· SCIM· OIDC AWS Organizations· SCP enforcement IAM Roles & Policies SCPs· Boundaries· ABAC AWS Organizations OUs· Multi-account· SCPs Amazon GuardDuty Threat detect· ML-based AWS Security Hub CSPM· Findings· SIEM AWS Resources EC2· EKS· S3· KMS· Lambda· RDS· CloudTrail Compliance & Audit AWS Config· CloudTrail· NIST· PCI DSS· HIPAA ZERO TRUST FRAMEWORK Verify explicitly· Least privilege access· Assume breach· Continuous monitoring SAVIYNT — UNIFIED IGA ACROSS AZURE & AWS Access Requests· Certifications· SoD· Analytics· 500+ Controls· JML Automation
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