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Mastering Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

By : Qamar Nomani
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Mastering Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

By: Qamar Nomani

Overview of this book

This book will help you secure your cloud infrastructure confidently with cloud security posture management (CSPM) through expert guidance that’ll enable you to implement CSPM effectively, ensuring an optimal security posture across multi-cloud infrastructures. The book begins by unraveling the fundamentals of cloud security, debunking myths about the shared responsibility model, and introducing key concepts such as defense-in-depth, the Zero Trust model, and compliance. Next, you’ll explore CSPM's core components, tools, selection criteria, deployment strategies, and environment settings, which will be followed by chapters on onboarding cloud accounts, dashboard customization, cloud assets inventory, configuration risks, and cyber threat hunting. As you progress, you’ll get to grips with operational practices, vulnerability and patch management, compliance benchmarks, and security alerts. You’ll also gain insights into cloud workload protection platforms (CWPPs). The concluding chapters focus on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scanning, DevSecOps, and workflow automation, providing a thorough understanding of securing multi-cloud environments. By the end of this book, you’ll have honed the skills to make informed decisions and contribute effectively at every level, from strategic planning to day-to-day operations.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
1
Part 1:CSPM Fundamentals
6
Part 2: CSPM Deployment Aspects
11
Part 3: Security Posture Enhancement
19
Part 4: Advanced Topics and Future Trends

Compliance Management and Governance

The cloud, with its unparalleled scalability and flexibility, offers a wide range of opportunities for innovation and growth. Yet, it also presents unique challenges related to data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance. Ensuring that cloud deployments align with industry-specific regulations, international standards, and internal governance policies is a multifaceted task that demands diligence and expertise. Throughout this chapter, we will delve into the concepts of compliance and governance, illustrate the significance of maintaining data integrity and trust, examine various regulatory frameworks and standards pertinent to cloud security, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), System and Organizations Controls 2 (SOC 2), and others, and understand their implications for cloud operations. We will further investigate the unique challenges and complexities...