Over-permissioning, granting users broader security permissions than they necessarily need to perform the job or a certain job function, isn't a new problem. What is new are the cloud environments we use and the permissioning models and the unique aspects of each. Nick Barretta, Principal Solutions Architect at CloudKnox Security, discusses "break glass" and other methods of escalating user permissions in cloud environments based upon his multiple years of experience working with AWS and Google Cloud. https://cloudknox.io/