Consistent with disclosed embodiments, the at least one processor may further analyze a multi-machine interaction in the cloud environment using the first set of fingerprints. A multi-machine interaction, as used herein, may refer to data input/output, operation control, status polling, scanning, or any type of an interaction between a plurality of machines in a cloud environment. Analyzing a multi-machine interaction, as used herein, may refer to an operation or a process of separating or dividing machines in the cloud environment into units or groups, then determining nature and relationship of the units or groups based on relationship data associated with the units or groups. For example, the relationship data may be the first set of fingerprints.