Cloud triage¶
Cloud's process-lineage analogue is:
| Question | Establish |
|---|---|
| Who | User, role, service principal, managed identity, access key |
| What | API/action and result |
| Where | Source IP, region, account/subscription |
| Target | Resource and data |
| Authentication | MFA, temporary credentials, assumed role, token |
| Sequence | Actions immediately before and after |
Priority order¶
- Identity and authentication
- API/activity logs
- Privilege/IAM changes
- Resource/configuration changes
- Network/security controls
- Data access
- Persistence
- Exfiltration indicators
- Scope across accounts, subscriptions, and resources
Pivot next: credential issuance, role assumption, related identities, control-plane history, data-plane events, network flow, and defensive-control changes.