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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

Future trends and emerging technologies

The shift to agile development methodologies and DevOps practices has now become an industry standard, emphasizing speed and efficiency, making automation essential to maintain security without hindering development velocity. Moreover, the migration to cloud environments, although advantageous, introduces new security complexities, requiring organizations to adapt their security practices, hence paving the way for CSPM and DevSecOps automation. The rising awareness of data privacy and consumer rights places organizations under greater pressure to ensure the security of customer data, fostering the need for robust security measures and automation in data protection. As organizations that effectively implement automation in DevSecOps and CSPM gain a competitive edge by responding more swiftly to threats, reducing security incidents, and enhancing operational efficiency, the compelling drive for this significant transformation is not merely an industry...