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Unauthorized Country

Risk Category

Compliance

Risk Description

Unauthorized NHI access may signal a breach or compliance risk. Explore geofencing policies and Zero Trust controls to mitigate threats.

Why It’s a Risk

Access and consumption from unauthorized countries may indicate a breach attempt or misuse. Additionally, regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, and others impose strict data residency and sovereignty rules. Unauthorized access or data handling by or transfers to restricted countries can result in non-compliance, legal repercussions, and penalties. This risk is particularly significant in industries like finance, healthcare, or government, where sensitive data is routinely handled.

Likelihood of Occurrence

moderate

Medium to High, particularly in global enterprises with NHIs operating across diverse geographic regions and platforms.

Impact Level

high

High, as this malicious activity may involve attackers infiltrating the enterprise, leading to breaches and severe damage. Additionally, non-compliance with data residency or sovereignty rules can result in heavy fines, legal battles, and the suspension of operations in certain regions.

Mitigation Strategy

Enforce geo-restrictions on NHIs using tools like IP filtering and regional access controls. Regularly audit NHI activity to ensure compliance with data sovereignty requirements. Leverage federated identity systems to dynamically adjust access permissions based on location and establish clear controls for data residency compliance in contracts and policies. Apply Zero Trust principles to continuously verify the legitimacy of access requests, including consumer geo-location, ensuring that even if one system is compromised, the impact remains contained.

Playbooks in Clutch

110

Applies for:

Cloud Service Provider

AWS
Azure
Google Cloud Platform

Vault

AWS Secrets Manager
GCP Secret Manager
Hashicorp Vault

Source Manager

Bitbucket
GitHub
GitLab

CI/CD

CircleCI
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
TeamCity

Password Manager

1Password
LastPass

EDR

Crowdstrike
SentinelOne
Microsoft Defender

Data

AWS Redshift
MongoDB Atlas
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Snowflake

Network

Akamai
Cloudflare

PaaS

Azure Kubernetes Service
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
Google Kubernetes Engine
Kubernetes

Collaboration

Atlassian Confluence
Notion

Project Management

Atlassian Jira

Log Analytics

Datadog
Elastic
Splunk

IDP

Google Workspace
JumpCloud
Microsoft Entra ID
Okta

CRM

Hubspot
Salesforce

MDM

Microsoft Intune
Jamf

IM

Microsoft Teams
Snowflake

Ticketing

ServiceNow
Zendesk

Automation

Tines
Torq

HRIS

BambooHR
HiBob

SIEM

Exabeam (Logrhythm)
Sumo Logic

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