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Behind the Scenes: How Cloudshot Helped Us Slash IAM Drift by 85% in One Month

*Behind the Scenes: How Cloudshot Helped Us Slash IAM Drift by 85% in One Month
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We believed our IAM was locked down.

The right policies.
Scheduled reviews.
Centralized exception tracking.

But when we turned on Cloudshot inside our own environment, it told a different story.

IAM drift—small, cumulative, and unnoticed.

Harmless changes… until they weren’t.

Permissions added temporarily.
Review processes skipped.
Temporary access left untouched.

Each change? Justified.
Together? Risky.

So we did what we ask our customers to do: Trust Cloudshot.

The Cloudshot Features That Changed Everything

✅ Unified IAM Mapping
Across AWS, Azure, and GCP—Cloudshot visualized every role, user, and permission path.

✅ Live Drift Detection
Drift from baseline policy was flagged instantly.
We knew exactly what deviated—and when.

✅ Auto-Routed Alerts
Each IAM alert went to the responsible team.
We skipped the Slack noise and got fixes faster.

✅ Change Attribution Built-In
Cloudshot tracked every IAM edit, who made it, and why it broke from policy.

✅ Tag-Based Dashboards
Tagging by purpose and team gave us a high-level compliance snapshot in real time.

What We Achieved

Day 1: Drift insights.

Day 5: Teams in motion.

Day 30: 85% drift reduction.

No extra meetings.
No fire drills.
Just clarity and control.

Why You Shouldn’t Wait

IAM drift rarely screams.
It creeps in. Silently. Until it’s a real issue.

Cloudshot gives you visibility before drift becomes danger.

Take Control of IAM Now

✅ Real-time IAM visibility
✅ Continuous drift tracking
✅ Built-in accountability
✅ Full context on every change
✅ Compliance insights at scale

👉 Book a Demo and stop IAM drift before it starts.

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