# The Real Lessons from the Snowflake Breach

**URL:** <https://discuss.pomerium.com/t/the-real-lessons-from-the-snowflake-breach/393>\
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**Created:** [August 8, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://discuss.pomerium.com/t/the-real-lessons-from-the-snowflake-breach/393 "2024-08-08T19:29:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![CMo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@CMo](https://discuss.pomerium.com/u/CMo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://discuss.pomerium.com/t/the-real-lessons-from-the-snowflake-breach/393/1 "2024-08-08T19:29:37Z")

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> **[The Real Lessons from the Snowflake Breach](https://www.pomerium.com/blog/the-real-lessons-from-the-snowflake-breach)**
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> Snowflake's breach showed companies have the Perimeter Problem, lack context-aware access control, and give third-parties too much access.

The Snowflake breach has more lessons than just “apply MFA”. From third-party risks to the Perimeter Problem, there’s more to consider about how these breaches affect companies.