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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

Key automation concepts

In the world of DevSecOps and CSPM, automation tools and frameworks are the backbone of efficiency and security. These tools are designed to streamline and simplify repetitive, time-consuming tasks while ensuring that security and compliance standards are consistently met. They cover a wide range of functions, including configuration management, testing, monitoring, and incident response.

Some of the popular automation tools and frameworks in the DevSecOps and CSPM domain include Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and security-specific tools such as Nessus, Qualys, and OpenSCAP. These tools allow organizations to automate various aspects of security and compliance management, making it easier to maintain a strong security posture in dynamic cloud environments.

The relationship between CSPM and workflow automation

CSPM and workflow automation are closely intertwined. CSPM focuses on identifying and mitigating security risks and vulnerabilities...