Compromised credentials are now the primary driver of cloud breaches, highlighting identity as the most critical attack surface. Attackers bypass complex system exploits by targeting users through phishing or credential stuffing, exploiting identity exposures as the weakest link. The increasing complexity of multi-cloud and hybrid environments, coupled with "identity sprawl," creates a fragmented security landscape with inconsistent policies and visibility gaps. This situation amplifies risk as organizations struggle to manage tens of thousands of human and machine identities and their permissions. An IDC white paper emphasizes that compromised credentials are the leading cause of breaches, necessitating identity-centric security measures. Tenable's Cloud Security platform, featuring integrated Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) and Just-In-Time (JIT) access, proactively detects and mitigates identity-based risks. This approach correlates identity data with runtime behavior and asset sensitivity to identify dangerous "toxic combinations" of access. By treating identity as central to exposure management, Tenable empowers security teams to enforce least-privilege, prioritize alerts, and remediate misaligned roles. This unified visibility and policy enforcement across diverse environments are crucial for cloud security leaders. Adopting an identity-centric approach strengthens cloud security, making identity a robust defense against evolving threats.