This whitepaper explains how cloud environments introduce complex data governance and compliance challenges due to data sprawl, fragmented visibility, and intricate identity permissions. It presents a 7-step strategy that includes discovering and classifying data, governing access, enforcing least privilege, continuously assessing compliance, managing data sovereignty, reducing risk through attack path analysis, and monitoring for suspicious activity. It emphasizes using DSPM and CIEM tools to gain full visibility into sensitive data and access relationships. The key takeaway is that effective cloud governance requires continuous visibility, context-driven risk reduction, and automated compliance monitoring to prevent violations and protect critical data.

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