What is the IAM Access Analyzer and 7 Tips For Using It
Permission creep rarely looks dangerous at first. It starts as a temporary fix, such as granting an admin role to unblock a deployment. Over time, those temporary decisions become permanent standing permissions. The result is an AWS estate littered with high-privilege roles that sit idle for months, expanding your attack surface without anyone actively noticing. It takes organizations an average of 277 days to identify and contain a breach.