Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Nudge Security's cloud governance solution
How does Nudge Security bring rogue cloud accounts under governance?
Once Nudge Security discovers an unmanaged account, it notifies the account owner automatically and initiates an onboarding review, so the account gets addressed as it's found. Real-time alerts fire when new cloud accounts are created, so sprawl doesn't compound over time.
What is cloud account governance?
Cloud account governance is the practice of discovering, inventorying, and controlling every cloud account and resource in use across an organization, including accounts created by developers outside formal IT processes. Without governance, cloud sprawl creates billing exposure, security gaps, and compliance risk.
Can Nudge Security track cloud spending across accounts?
Yes. Nudge Security provides billing visibility across cloud services, surfacing spend across accounts, including rogue accounts that were never brought under governance.
Why is shadow cloud infrastructure a security problem?
Developers routinely spin up cloud accounts in AWS, Azure, or GCP to test ideas or run workloads, often without IT's knowledge. Those accounts may contain sensitive data, expose open ports, or carry misconfigured access policies, and they persist long after the original project ends.
How does Nudge Security discover unmanaged cloud accounts?
Nudge Security continuously inventories cloud accounts across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including accounts created before Nudge was deployed and resources that have been forgotten over time. It surfaces both active and historical assets so nothing stays hidden.
Which cloud providers does Nudge Security support?
Nudge Security covers multi-cloud environments including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
